Seven-point Mind Training
Teachings on the Seven-point Mind Training by 12th-century Tibetan master Geshe Chekawa, one of the earliest texts in the thought transformation (lojong) genre of teachings.
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Meditation on love
How love is different from attachment and the benefits of cultivating love.
View PostMeditation on giving our body
Transforming our bodies into the basis for sustaining all beings and the basis for them…
View PostGiving to those who harm us
Giving to those in the various realms and how to transform resistance towards giving to…
View PostReview: The self-centered thought
Review of the section of the text on the disadvantages of the self-centered thought.
View PostReview: Who to cherish
A review of the disadvantages of the self-centered thought and the benefits of cherishing others.
View PostGiving to others
Transforming our bodies into what helps others progress on the path and how to meditate…
View PostGiving our virtue
How training the mind to become familiar with giving increases our generosity and the importance…
View PostTaking on the suffering of others
How to meditate on taking the suffering of others, beginning with taking on the suffering…
View PostEroding self-centeredness
How we can use the meditation on taking on the suffering of others to erode…
View PostResistance to practicing tonglen
How the taking and giving practice can transform our minds, making us happier.
View PostReview: Transforming adversity
A review of recent talks on the taking and giving meditation and transforming adversity into…
View PostTaking and giving meditation
Practical ways to use love and compassion for others when afflictions arise in daily life.
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