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Touching the Earth: Turning the Mind to the Roots

With Akincano Weber recorded on April 10, 2022.

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During this session we discuss the teaching on ‘wisely directing one’s attention to the roots’ (yoniso manasikāra). It is a remarkably pragmatic approach to contemplative practice and one of Early Buddhism’s unique contributions to the human emancipatory effort from suffering.

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