What is Mindfulness?

In this teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche discusses "mindfulness" in the Buddhist tradition, which includes evaluating our experience against the ethical structure of the Ten Nonvirtues

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Language: English

In this very short teaching, Rinpoche discusses how mindfulness is understood in the Vajrayana tradition. The full understanding of mindfulness involves contemplating the ten nonvirtues and ensuring that they do not arise in every moment of our experience.

This video is part of Rinpoche’s teachings held during Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s 2022 Fall Seminar teachings at Ka Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, where Rinpoche taught upon The Bardo Thödol, The Liberation Upon Hearing.

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