Thought is often related to as a “problem” in meditation. It is much more useful to include thought as an object of awareness: once we understand the nature of thought, it loses it power over us.

We need to see and understand the true nature of craving and attachment in order to abandon them. However, besides mindful observation there are other ways to deal with craving and attachment.

Aversion and anger are states that need to be thoroughly understood. When applying bare awareness is impossible, we can deal with them by using some contemplations or other practical methods

Seclusion or viveka – of body and mind can be an important supportive condition for clear seeing. The hermit, for example, is found in many spiritual traditions.

Unlike freedom as license, the freedom achieved through a disciplined practice of the Buddha’s teaching is all-encompassing and truly liberating.

The Buddha said that the perception of impermanence can free our minds from clinging. So why don’t we perceive this accurately?

The Dhamma offers protection in various ways for those who follow and practice the Dharma.

The understanding of emptiness manifests in our experience as the intention of compassion. One way that compassion develops is through meeting our own physical and mental suffering with kind awareness.