Depth & Breadth of Concentration - Part 1 of 3 ~ Shinzen Young
In part one Shinzen talks about concentration power as one of the three core skills of mindful awareness. He talks about his first discoveries in concentrati...
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Comment by Lisa Kuntz on February 23, 2010 at 6:08am -
"The best path is yet to be discovered." This is the final comment in Part 3. He also refers to "the democratization of enlightenment." These are new thoughts for me & make me very curious: what would these new paths look like?
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Appamada is not just the occasional mindful thought or attentive state of mind, it’s actually a commitment to being attentive. It’s more than just a meditative state of mind, it’s more than just being mindful. It has to do with that primary ethical or moral orientation we have in life, with which we bring into being whatever activity we’re engaged in. Whether in formal meditation, in our interactions with other people, in our social concerns, or in our political choices, it’s the energetic cherishing of what we regard as good.
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