Beginning Meditation - Concentration, How and Why

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Beginning Meditation - Concentration, How and Why

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51 minutes

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Nov 21, 2005

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A talk given to yoga instructors at True Yoga (www.trueyoga.com) in Thousand Oaks, California on the how's and why's of concentration meditation.

Released:

Nov 21, 2005

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Titles in the series (100)

Kusala Bhikshu and his Urban Dharma; an American born Buddhist monk living in Los Angeles, California. Kusala shares his understanding of Buddhism in a simple, non-technical way through stories, humor and personal insights.

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Beginning Meditation - Concentration, How and Why: A talk given to yoga instructors at True Yoga (www.trueyoga.com) in Thousand Oaks, California on the how's and why's of concentration meditation. by Urban Dharma
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Beginning Meditation - Concentration, How and Why

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