Thought Training

Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.

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108 Verses on Compassion

Teachings on 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion by Bhikshu Lobsang Tayang.

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37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

Commentaries on "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" by Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo.

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Commentaries on “The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” by Geshe Langri Tangpa.

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Gems of Wisdom

Short talks on 108 spontaneous verses by the Seventh Dalai Lama Kelsang Gyatso.

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Parting from the Four Clingings

Verses commentaries on Manjushri's pith teaching to the Sakya patriarch Sachen Kunga Nyingpo.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Teachings on the Seven-point Mind Training by 12th-century Tibetan master Geshe Chekawa, one of the earliest texts in...

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons

Commentaries on The Wheel of Sharp Weapons by Dharmaraksita, a poem on the karmic effects of our past actions.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Short talks on pithy sayings by 11th and 12th century Tibetan masters.

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Art of Transforming Suffering Retreat with Venerable Sangye Khadro (2017)

Teachings by Venerable Sangye Khadro on the art of transforming suffering given at Sravasti Abbey in July 2017.

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Transforming Adversity into the Path (2012)

Short talks on transforming adversity into the path and applying thought training teachings in daily life.

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Verses from Nagarjuna (2015)

Short talks on verses from Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice for a King, given at Sravasti Abbey during the Manjushri Winter Retreat in 2015.

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Living a life that matters

How to overcome the eight worldly concerns and generate bodhicitta.

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Venerable Chodron sitting in front of a large Buddha statue while teaching to a group of students.
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Practicing the Dharma in difficult times

How to take the difficulties that are part of life into our spiritual practice to…

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