In this dhamma talk, given on one of our Days of Mindfulness, Bhante Rahula explores various aspects of mindfulness and elaborates upon the Buddha’s guidance for the cultivation of practice.

INTRODUCTION
00:00 | What does mindful mean?
02:51 | Purpose of the focused mindfulness
DEVELOPMENT
09:00 | Mindfulness of breathing
11:23 | Present moment awareness
14:52 | Three phases of the meditative process (Gross, General, Concentrated)
BENEFITS
23:02 | Arising of natural wisdom
24:49 | Revelations of the truth
27:51 | Transformation of the concepts
31:57 | CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS
35:21 | How to overcome wandering mind?
40:53 | Is attunement to the feelings is same as watching our thoughts?
44:30 | How arising of the world is sufferings or stress?