Meditation

These sets of methods and exercises are an extension of the training program Balanced Sensitivity and help us integrate the various aspects of our lives harmoniously.

The basis of the meditation on voidness is the identification and understanding of what is to be refuted: the truly established existence of persons and of all phenomena.

If we are aware of the ten mental factors that are involved with every single moment of our experience, we can mold situations in such a way that they optimize the experience.

Mahamudra is a sophisticated Buddhist system of meditation and practice on the nature of the mind.

An explanation of the terse and profound verses of the Third Karmapa’s “Mahamudra Prayer.”

Dzogchen meditation emphasizes non-conceptuality, but to recognize and rest in such a state, we first need to understand the various levels of mental activity and what conceptualization means.

The six preparatory practices derive from Atisha. They are preparation for any meditation session or session of ngondro preliminary practice.

To deal with difficult experiences that arise in meditation and in retreat and to eliminate them, we need to know the causes of the problems.

In an age of addiction to constant distractions, focusing on the breath and quieting down our thoughts would be a good start before engaging in the preparatory practices.

Although there are several variations in ways to practice the four close placements of mindfulness, here we examine the Theravada methods as taught by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu.