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 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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Venerable Thubten Chodron 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…
View Post Identifying the real source of our difficulties
Seeing self-centeredness and self-grasping as the source of our problems and counteracting them to find…
View Post Understanding and transforming difficulties
When we find ourselves in difficult situations we can use the thought transformation teachings to…
View Post 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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“Good Karma”: Creating the causes for th...
Karma and its effects explains the link between actions and experiences. By changing our mental…
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