analytical meditation
Analytical meditation involves investigating a subject with reflection and reason in order to integrate the meaning of the Dharma and develop virtuous qualities. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Mind is the source of happiness and suffering
Creating emotional space from situations we find disturbing so as to transform our negative emotions.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Grateful mind, happy mind
Skillful ways to transform the dissatisfied mind into one that is content and happy.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Forgiving ourselves
Overcoming low self-esteem and self-criticism to realize our full potential.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Compassion burnout
Identifying the near enemy of compassion--the feeling of burnout that happens when the self-centered thought…
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Purification: The four opponent powers
A psychological tool for self-forgiveness and making amends for our negative actions of body, speech,…
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Why do we lie?
Reflecting on the actions and mental states that drive us to distort the truth, and…
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Beyond blame
How to move beyond blaming others and ourselves, and how an understanding of causal dependence…
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What is karma?
A meditation for the Daily Dharma Gathering on the four general characteristics of karma.
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Meditation on forgiveness
A third and final meditation for the Daily Dharma Gathering on how to cultivate internal…
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Friends, enemies and strangers
A guided meditation on cultivating equanimity as a way of getting off the emotional roller-coaster…
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Freeing yourself from jealousy
A meditation on working with jealousy on the Daily Dharma Gathering hosted by Susan Piver…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Guided meditation on spiritual mentors
How to properly rely on a spiritual mentor, a guided analytical meditation followed by a…
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