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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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Transforming attachment and hostility

Venerable Thubten Tarpa teaches about attachment, aversion, generosity and ethical conduct.

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons

“Good Karma” book launch

Karmic results are happening all the time in our life and all the time we…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Transforming the self-centered mind

Review of verses from "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" that nudge our mind away from…

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Transforming adversity into joy and courage

By transforming our mental state, we can increase our confidence and courage to face the…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...

The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best giving

How to work with our possessiveness towards what we consider to be "mine."

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Craving and clinging at the time of death

Craving and clinging in the 12 links of dependent origination and how they arise at…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The four types of clinging

A look at the objects we can get attached too, especially our wrong views.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best sign of higher attainment

Why the best sign of higher attainment is not mystical and magical, but the reduction…

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