Thought Training
Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.
Subcategories
![Statue of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig overlooking a meadow.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_0093-250x250.jpg)
108 Verses on Compassion
Teachings on 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion by Bhikshu Lobsang Tayang.
VIEW CATEGORY![A bush of white flowers in front of a bust of the Buddha in the Buddha House of Sravasti Abbey's garden.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/37-Practices-of-Bodhisattvas-250x250.jpeg)
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
Commentaries on "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" by Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo.
VIEW CATEGORY![Buddha statue overlooks the Sravasti Abbey flower garden as the leaves change color in the fall.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Eight-Verses-of-Thought-Transformation-250x250.jpeg)
Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
Commentaries on “The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” by Geshe Langri Tangpa.
VIEW CATEGORY![A stone Buddha's head in a heart-shaped stone basin filled with pink petals.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gems-of-Wisdom-e1686509378685-250x250.jpg)
Gems of Wisdom
Short talks on 108 spontaneous verses by the Seventh Dalai Lama Kelsang Gyatso.
VIEW CATEGORY![Statue of Buddha seated in meditation against a bank of snow.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Parting-from-the-Four-Clingings-250x250.jpeg)
Parting from the Four Clingings
Verses commentaries on Manjushri's pith teaching to the Sakya patriarch Sachen Kunga Nyingpo.
VIEW CATEGORY![A statue of Maitreya Buddha with hands raised and laughing in the sun.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Mind-Training-Like-Rays-of-the-Sun-250x250.jpg)
Seven-point Mind Training
Teachings on the Seven-point Mind Training by 12th-century Tibetan master Geshe Chekawa, one of the earliest texts in...
VIEW CATEGORYWheel of Sharp Weapons
Commentaries on The Wheel of Sharp Weapons by Dharmaraksita, a poem on the karmic effects of our past actions.
VIEW CATEGORYWisdom of the Kadam Masters
Short talks on pithy sayings by 11th and 12th century Tibetan masters.
VIEW CATEGORYRelated Books
Related Series
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.
View SeriesTransforming Adversity into the Path (2012)
Short talks on transforming adversity into the path and applying thought training teachings in daily life.
View SeriesVerses 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.
View SeriesAll Posts in Thought Training
Good Karma: Helpful and unhelpful friends
Responses to questions and commentary on verses about spiritual friends.
View PostGood Karma: The importance of motivation
The mental nonvirtues of coveting, malice, and wrong views.
View PostGood Karma: Karmic consequences of the ten nonvirtues
Why we should avoid engaging in killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
View PostGood Karma: Serving others instead of exploiting them
How to overcome miserliness and being mistreated by others.
View PostGood Karma: The four characteristics of karma
More about the characteristics of karma and how to overcome mental suffering.
View PostGood Karma: A short overview of the Buddhist worldview
Introduction to the Buddhist worldview and "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons."
View PostLiving a life that matters
How to overcome the eight worldly concerns and generate bodhicitta.
View PostPracticing the Dharma in difficult times
How to take the difficulties that are part of life into our spiritual practice to…
View PostGood Karma: Offering our help to all beings
Doing the taking and giving meditation to purify past actions.
View PostGood Karma: Dealing with betrayal of trust
How to work with attachment and respond to harm from others with compassion.
View PostGood Karma: We are not inherently selfish
Purifying the harm we have done to others directly and to ourselves indirectly.
View PostGood Karma: Embracing hardship for others’ sake
Transforming hardship into the path to awakening.
View Post