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Will Power
By: Gil Fronsdal
The role of the Western concept of Will Power in Buddhist Practice.
Relationship to The Five Faculties - (Faith, Effort, Mindfulness, Concentration, Wisdom/Discernment) and The Four Aspects of Power/Success - (Strong Healthy Desire, Effort, Awareness of Quality of Mind, Investigation/Learning).
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| The Four Roads to the Sacred | Gil Fronsdal | 2012.07.16 | 38:25 | 38:25 2012.07.16 |
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| Buddhist Training | Gil Fronsdal | 2010.05.30 | 32:41 | 32:41 2010.05.30 |
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| Feeding Motivations | Gil Fronsdal | 2003.04.06 | 43:59 | 43:59 2003.04.06 |
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| The Importance of Skillfulness | Gil Fronsdal | 2007.08.19 | 43:24 | 43:24 2007.08.19 |
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| Discerning What is Helpful, Useful, and Skillful | Gil Fronsdal | 2015.02.15 | 41:04 | 41:04 2015.02.15 |
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| The Five Hindrances: Ill Will | Gil Fronsdal | 2008.10.27 | 42:26 | 42:26 2008.10.27 |
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| Simile of Mara | Gil Fronsdal | 2015.06.15 | 41:24 | 41:24 2015.06.15 |
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| Foundations of Buddhist Spiritual Life: Letting Go (Week 5 - Part 2) | Gil Fronsdal | 2004.05.26 | 56:51 | 56:51 2004.05.26 |
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| Talk: First Right Effort and Metta | Gil Fronsdal | 2018.12.10 | 50:42 | 50:42 2018.12.10 |
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| Questions and Answers | Gil Fronsdal | 2014.03.31 | 43:32 | 43:32 2014.03.31 |
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| Customs of the Noble Ones | Ajaan Thanissaro | 2004.04.25 | 41:43 | 41:43 2004.04.25 |
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| Four Bases for Success | Ajaan Thanissaro | 2002.03.31 | 30:20 | 30:20 2002.03.31 |
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| The Five Hindrances: Accumulating and Letting Go of Possessions | Andrea Castillo | 2014.11.18 | 46:50 | 46:50 2014.11.18 |
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| Renunciation and Desire | Ayya Santacitta | 2011.08.19 | 27:23 | 27:23 2011.08.19 |
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| Six Character Types | Bill Hart | 2006.04.20 | 1:00:35 | 1:00:35 2006.04.20 |
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| Five Faculties: Wise Effort (2 of 5) | Cheryl Hylton | 2009.01.15 | 55:29 | 55:29 2009.01.15 |
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| Taming Karmic Impulses | Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia | 2002.07.04 | 50:43 | 50:43 2002.07.04 |
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| Wise Effort & Complacency | Ines Freedman | 2015.07.19 | 41:54 | 41:54 2015.07.19 |
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| Wise Effort: Prevention & Letting Go | Ines Freedman | 2019.05.25 | 43:24 | 43:24 2019.05.25 |
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| More Soft Mind and Receptivity | Susan Ezequelle | 2015.07.14 | 49:40 | 49:40 2015.07.14 |
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| Title | Speaker | Date | Length | Length/ Date |
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| Instructions: Mindfulness of Emotions | Gil Fronsdal | 2018.05.16 | 51:24 | 51:24 2018.05.16 |
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| Seven Factors of Awakening - Guided Meditation - (Part 3) | Gil Fronsdal | 2006.06.09 | 10:09 | 10:09 2006.06.09 |
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| Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Body | Gil Fronsdal | 2014.11.18 | 49:51 | 49:51 2014.11.18 |
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| Guided Instruction: Mindfulness of Thinking | Gil Fronsdal | 2017.11.07 | 1:01:24 | 1:01:24 2017.11.07 |
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| Guided Instruction: "Unmoving Mind" | Gil Fronsdal | 2015.12.12 | 27:32 | 27:32 2015.12.12 |
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| Guided Instructions: Finding non-clinging in suffering | Gil Fronsdal | 2021.11.06 | 53:26 | 53:26 2021.11.06 |
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| Guided Meditation: Training | Gil Fronsdal | 2024.05.30 | 29:10 | 29:10 2024.05.30 |
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| Experienced Practioners' Instruction 4 | Gil Fronsdal | 2016.03.10 | 18:59 | 18:59 2016.03.10 |
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| Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions | Gil Fronsdal | 2016.02.24 | 39:29 | 39:29 2016.02.24 |
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| Guided Meditation: "No" with Love | Gil Fronsdal | 2024.02.27 | 29:46 | 29:46 2024.02.27 |
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| Guided Meditation: Meditating with Wisdom | Gil Fronsdal | 2020.08.06 | 30:51 | 30:51 2020.08.06 |
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