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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All Posts in Thought Training

Good Karma Annual Retreat

Overcoming our rules of the universe

Examining our "rules of the universe" and how we create the causes for suffering.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Seize the enemy!

Giving our suffering to the self-centered thought and calling upon Yamantaka.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Renouncing worldly life

Why renunciation is crucial and how to identify self-grasping and self-centeredness.

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Meditation

Cultivating a daily meditation practice

How cultivating a daily meditation practice can help us find emotional balance.

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Texts to Recite and Contemplate

Mind Training in Poetic Expression

The essence of Buddhist training of the mind, explained in poetic form by Lama Tsongkhapa.

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Texts to Recite and Contemplate

A Precious Crystal Rosary

An English translation of the original Tibetan text by the famed Mongolian master Lobsang Tayang.

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Stages of the Path

Q & A on the lamrim

Questions and answers about the lamrim and one's daily practice.

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Stages of the Path

Working with compassion

How the four immeasurable thoughts help us to develop bodhicitta.

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Stages of the Path

How to help all beings

How developing bodhicitta enables us to use our life to benefit others.

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Stages of the Path

Introduction to middle scope teachings

An introduction to intermediate level lamrim teachings plus a guided meditation.

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