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Teachings Dharma Talks

Knowing Our Thoughts As Thoughts

In an excerpt from her Dharma Talk, “Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind,” Buddhist teacher Shaila Catherine offers a framework to examine different modes of thought.

By Shaila Catherine

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MeditationMagazine | On Practice

Five Practices to Change Your Mind

Basic Buddhist meditation practices can transform the way you think and the way you view the world. Here, five teachers offer introductory methods for changing your mind—and your life.

By Barry Magid, Gil Fronsdal, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Peter Doobinin, Judith Simmer-Brown, and Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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