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level 1 weeks 10-20

format

comments on the format

  • this is preparation for having continuous mindful state in life not just on the cushion
  • in meditation you train your mind new habits
  • a bell or wood block are used to signal transitions which helps shift the mind to a non conceptual state
  • you can use things referred to as supports in meditation, several are used in this format
  • when sitting be still, when in action be focused and efficient
  • supports serve different purposes
  • chanting purifies speech and trains your mind to concentrate without distraction
  • after chanting ou sit in silence and you can use the breath for a support
  • or you can contemplate the information from the chant
  • if you are using the breath as a support you can adjust your breath counting or other methods to align the mind accordingly
  • after sitting you strech and then walk
  • as you transition from one format to another you maintain un distracted pure awareness

topics

  • Karma and Causality
  • The Buddha
  • Three Jewels / Three Refuges
  • Four Tenets of Chung Tai
  • Five Precepts & Ten
  • Wholesome Deeds
  • Vegetarianism & Buddhism

first ten weeks1

  • fundamental buddhism
  • practice meditation and mindfulness
  • learn how to connect awareness, causality
  • fundamental buddhist principles to the practice of mindfulness and meditation

second ten weeks

  • Four Noble Truths

week 11

  • dukkha

week 12

  • dukkha

week 13

week 14

week 15

week 16

week 17 Suffering

week 18 Causes of Suffering

week 19 Nirvana

week 20 Noble Eightfold Path

quotes and stories

dharma lecture topics

  • Mindfulness & Fundamentals
  • Mindfulness & Meditation
  • Karma and Causality
  • The Buddha
  • Three Jewels / Three Refuges
  • Four Tenets of Chung Tai
  • Five Precepts & Ten
  • Wholesome Deeds
  • Vegetarianism & Buddhism
  • Four Noble Truths
  • Suffering
  • Causes of Suffering
  • Nirvana
  • Noble Eightfold Path

additional books

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