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		<title>What are the Eight Precepts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eight precepts are self-imposed rules or disciplines for Buddhist lay persons wishing to practice more strictly than the usual five precepts. The eight precepts are usually observed on the uposatha days &#8211; that is: the full moon day, the new moon day, and the two half moon days of every month. While the five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are the Five Precepts?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steen Ingemann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Five Moral Precepts are the backbone of Buddhist ethics and are designed to discipline and purify the three means of human action — body, speech, and mind. The precepts are recited on a daily basis by most Buddhists after reciting the formula  for the threefold refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are the Triple Gems?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steen Ingemann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Triple Gems &#8211; or the Three Jewels &#8211;  of Buddhism refer to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.
Buddha
The Buddha was born in 543 BC in what is now known as Nepal and was given the name Siddhattha Gotama.  At the age of 29 he renounced the life as the son of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stages of Concentration 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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With further practice the factors of concentration gain in strength and bring the mind to absorption. Like access concentration, absorption takes the counterpart sign as object. Concentration in the stage of absorption is divided into eight levels, each marked by greater depth, purity, and subtlety than its predecessor. The first four levels form a set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stages of Concentration 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preliminary Concentration
A meditation session begins with focusing the mind on  a chosen object and keep it there. If the mind strays, the meditator notices this quickly, catches it, and brings it gently back to the object. Doing this over and over as often as is necessary, the mind eventually begins to settle. At this [...]]]></description>
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