Obstacles

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Demonic Forces: The Four Maras
Mara personifies everything that interferes with and puts to an end our spiritual practice.
in Samsara & Nirvana
Why People Are Attracted to Buddhism
People look to Buddhism to find methods for dealing with difficulties in their lives.
in The World of Buddhism
Concentration Terminology
An overview of the terminology concerning different levels and types of concentration.
in Shamatha
Buddhist Ethics in Social Service
Buddhist ethics offers a lot for people working in any social or helper profession that requires a great deal of knowledge and sensitivity to others.
in Emotional Hygiene
Obstacles to Developing Concentration
We need to exert effort to rid ourselves of all obstacles to concentration, such as flightiness and mental dullness, during whatever meditations we may be doing.
in Shamatha
Ridding Oneself of the Obscurations: Nyingma and Sakya
The Nyingma explanations by Mipam and the Sakya explanation by Gorampa concerning the stages for ridding ourselves of the emotional and cognitive obscurations.
in The Five Paths
Factors Involved in Transgressing Tantric Vows
A downfall from the tantric vows requires transgressing one of the fourteen root vows with the four binding factors being complete. Several factors may cause us to transgress our vows.
in Vows
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