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Venerable Thubten Chodron The nine stages of sustained attention
Describing the nine stages of sustained attention as taught in Maitreya’s Ornament of Mahayana Sutras,…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on the benefits of fortitude
Guided analytical meditation looking at the advantages of patience.
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Five faults eight antidotes
Explaining the last three of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s…
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Restlessness and laxity
Explaining the third of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation…
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First two of Maitreya’s five faults
Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s…
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Meditating on breath and overcoming hindrances
Explaining how one can meditate on the breath using Vasubandhu’s six steps for developing serenity,…
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Meditation on the disadvantages of anger
Reflection on how anger affects the body, mind and those around us.
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Meditating on the body and skeleton
Explaining how one can meditate on the foulness of the body or on the skeleton…
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Taming the five hindrances
Describing many efffective antidotes for taming the five hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.
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Restlessness, regret and deluded doubt
Describing the differences between restlessness and regret, and also explaining the hindrance of deluded doubt,…
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Hindrances of malice, lethargy and sleepiness
Explaining the hindrances of malice, lethargy, and sleepiness, from Chapter 7.
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Meditation on the sense of self behind anger
Guided investigation of the "I" that feels anger.
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