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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Venerable Thubten Chodron “Good Karma”: How our actions bring abou...
How the teachings on karma and its effects will enable us to take responsibility for…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Tonglen: Taking and giving
Contemplating the suffering of all sentient beings and how compassion gives courage and energy to…
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Skillfully dealing with problems
Traditional ways to deal with problems skillfully and four good qualities of suffering.
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Problems and unpleasant experiences
The Buddhist explanation of unpleasant experiences and techniques to transform suffering.
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The mind and suffering
The Buddhist view on happiness and suffering, how we normally react to problems, and choosing…
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The wheel of karmic cause and effect
The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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The basic principles of karma
The second of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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Bringing an awareness of karma into our lives
The first of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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Creating the causes for good results
Examining our behaviors and attitudes in pursuing happiness in order to abandon mistaken ways and…
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Identifying the real source of our difficulties
Seeing self-centeredness and self-grasping as the source of our problems and counteracting them to find…
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Understanding and transforming difficulties
When we find ourselves in difficult situations we can use the thought transformation teachings to…
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Transforming the mind through taking and giving
Practicing taking and giving challenges our usual ways of thinking and helps us develop a…
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