Musings
reflections of various topics by Ken McLeod, Buddhist teacher, translator, author
Monday, January 20, 2025
What is pragmatic Buddhism?
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Pragmatic Buddhism at Unfettered Mind is about effective methods of practice: effective ways to build skills and abilities, effective wa...
Monday, October 16, 2023
To visualize or not to visualize
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Today, I am going to consider the word visualize, or visualization. The Tibetan word is dmigs.pa (pron. mikpa). I've long suspected t...
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Sunday, July 9, 2023
Practice questions
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Newsletter, Nov. 6, 2007 Nagarjuna said that Buddha nature is empty. In the Tibetan Kagyu tradition, Thrangu Rinpoche sees buddha nature a...
how do I simplify my life
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Practice tip -- how to simplify your life. (newsletter 29, June 2012) Question I wondered if you would ever consider writi...
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Point 7: Guidelines
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The seventh point of Mind Training in Seven Points is called Guidelines. Where commitments (point six) are about avoiding emotional reaction...
Point 6: Connection
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The sixth point in Mind Training in Seven Points is about maintaining a connection with the practice of Mind Training. This practice element...
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Point 5: Mastery
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The fifth point in Mind Training in Seven Points is mastery. Whatever the discipline, mastery comes through the blending of two abilities: t...
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