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  2. Thinking & Evaluating
     … When, as right now, you’re trying to get the mind quiet, they’re not going to be helpful, because they’re going to pull away from what you’re trying to do here—at least what part of the mind is trying to do. What this means is that the level of thinking you have to do to get the mind into right … 
  3. Three Recollections
    One of the basic principles of getting the mind into concentration is that you have to gladden it first. There are lots of ways of doing this. Sometimes just thinking about doing the concentration is enough to get you glad. You have an opportunity to sit here with your eyes closed, and with no other responsibilities right now. You don’t have to deal … 
  4. Fighting the Defilements
     … But first give the mind work to do—like going through the parts of the body, getting up, walking around, washing your face, looking up at the stars if it’s at night, imagining a bright light in front of you. You try these various techniques to see if it’s simply a subterfuge of the mind, the mind’s way of avoiding its … 
  5. Just This Breath
     … You may have experience from the past of how long it takes for the mind to settle down. But by now you should have a sense of where the mind goes when it settles down. Why can’t you go there right now? Once you’re there with the breath, and you can get your balance, try to maintain balance. Again, it’s just … 
  6. Heightening the Mind
  7. Changing Your Mind
  8. Healing the Mind
  9. Purifying the Mind
  10. Training the Mind
  11. Mindfulness, Concentration & Discernment
  12. The Heightened Mind
  13. A Dependable Mind
  14. An Elemental Mind
  15. Expand Your Mind
  16. Steady the Mind
  17. Ardent, Alert & Mindful
  18. Training the Mind
  19. Your Dangerous Mind
  20. Strengths of Mind
  21. Reading Your Mind
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