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- IF WE DO NOT PRACTISE June 15, 2024
- KNOWING WHAT’S WITHIN TEACHES US WHAT’S WITHOUT June 14, 2024
- DIFFERING VIEWS CAUSE CONFLICT June 14, 2024
- FORGETTING OR IGNORING WHAT WE ARE June 13, 2024
- RELIGION V SPIRITUALITY June 12, 2024
- IT’S ONE HUGE MANIPULATION June 12, 2024
- OUR MINDS HAVE CHANGED OWNERSHIP June 11, 2024
- NO MUD, NO BUDDHA June 10, 2024
- LONG-TERM SUBLIMINAL REACTIONS June 10, 2024
- THE NONSENSE IN OUR MIND June 10, 2024
- ‘I’ IS A FICTION, AND A MISDIRECTION June 9, 2024
- WHAT IF ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT AS IT IS PORTRAYED? June 8, 2024
- WE DON’T WANT TO BE TAKEN IN June 8, 2024
- WHAT IS PRACTICE? June 7, 2024
- NEVER UNDERESTIMATE STUPIDITY June 7, 2024
- SYMBOLS ARE ONLY A REPRESENTATION June 6, 2024
- WE KNOW MORE THAN WE THINK June 5, 2024
- WHY ARE WE CONFUSED? June 5, 2024
- AWARE OF BEING AWARENESS June 4, 2024
- WE DIS+COVER WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE June 3, 2024
- MEDITATION IS JUST BEING AWARE OF AWARENESS June 3, 2024
- THE POINTLESSNESS OF PROTEST June 2, 2024
- DEMOCRACY IS AN ILLUSION June 2, 2024
- BECOMING DEPENDENT June 1, 2024
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- NO OFF SWITCH May 31, 2024
- GET THE EXPERIENCE, THEN YOU KNOW May 31, 2024
- PRE-BUNKING IS MIND CONTROL May 31, 2024
- OUR ENVIRONMENT May 30, 2024
- BOOK LEARNING – NEWS LEARNING May 30, 2024
- HOW DID IT ALL START? May 29, 2024
- DOES DEATH MATTER? May 29, 2024
- FROM INFORMATION TO A FIRM FOUNDATION May 28, 2024
- DRAWING ACCURATELY AS MEDITATION May 27, 2024
- GIVING UP THE PAST May 27, 2024
- BRINGING PROBLEMS TO LIGHT May 26, 2024
- THE SOCIAL ENGINEERS AND THE SPIRITUAL ENGINEERS May 25, 2024
- KARMA AND MERIT May 24, 2024
- WE HAVE ALL WE NEED TO KNOW May 24, 2024
- CONFIRMATION OF THE DHARMA THROUGH RESEARCH May 24, 2024
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Tag Archives: concentration
WHAT ARE THE LEVELS … OF GOODNESS?
What Are The Levels … Of Goodness? What is goodness? Well, it isn’t something holy, so that’s a relief. This is where we’ve been going wrong, by believing in mystery and intercessors. Goodness is caring. Caring comes from understanding; understanding … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, clarity, concentration, CONSCIOUSNESS, EMPATHY, goodness, goodness knows, Meditation, non-distraction, Practice, the pure state, understanding, wishful thinking
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TYPES OF THINKING
Types Of Thinking Confident thinking. Fixated thinking. Indifferent thinking. Confident thinking is non-aggressive … caring. Fixated thinking is aggressive … I care. Indifferent thinking is uncomprehending … who cares? Confidence comes from generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration – not taking … Continue reading
THE FIFTH PARAMITA – CONCENTRATION
The Fifth Paramita – Concentration The term, “the six paramitas”, is Sanskrit for the six essential abilities or perfections of generosity, patience, morality, discipline, concentration and transcendent wisdom. Concentration is meditation; simply being aware, being mindful without effort. We merely … Continue reading
WHY WE NEED ONE ANOTHER
Why We Need One Another We need one another to put both the Dharma (teachings on ultimate reality) and our mind to the test. There are many reasons to hear others’ views, as these have a part to play in … Continue reading
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Tagged ampthay, bias, compassion, concentration, Dharma, discipline, generosity, living compassion, morality, our progress to enlightenment, partial view of life, patience, teachings on ultimate reality, the 5 paramitas, the strong serve the weak, the suffering of others, the test of compassion, the views of others, wisdom
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MEDITATION INCREASES INTELLIGENCE
Meditation Increases Intelligence Intelligence is the ability to see consequences, causes and conditions clearly. Meditation is firstly the practice of concentration, being able to focus without distraction. This discipline enables us to clear the mind, just to perceive and to … Continue reading
MIND TRAINING ENHANCEMENT
Mind Training Enhancement. Even though we cannot think of two things at once, we can do and think of different activities at the same time – in fact, we can do three things at once, using body, speech and mind. … Continue reading
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Tagged concentration, conduct, Mind training, mindfulness, Shamata
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