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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 Practicing the five forces in life and at death
The five forces from the seven-point mind training instruction and how to practice them.
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Joyous effort
Through joyous effort we cultivate good qualities and overcome the three types of laziness that…
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Having a steady mind
How to see our enemies and difficulties as precious opportunities to develop inner fortitude that…
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Stopping the harm: Practicing ethical conduct
How the practice of ethical conduct is necessary for us to have a sense of…
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Opening our heart through generosity
The motivation of true generosity, the different ways to practice giving and the inner obstacles…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Suffering is like a dream
Looking at things and people in a more realistic way can help us have a…
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37 Practices: Verses 17-19
When things are going really well or when there are difficult problems, the bodhisattva practices…
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37 Practices: Verses 11-16
The bodhisattva practices describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to…
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37 Practices: Verses 9-10
How to expand our motivation beyond attaining a good rebirth to liberation and awakening to…
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37 Practices: Verses 4-8
Looking at "bad" friends who take us away from the Dharma and cherishing the spiritual…
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37 Practices: Verses 1-3
When we realize the value of a precious human life we will feel like a…
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Drakpa Gyaltsen - Jun 8, 2015
Drakpa Gyaltsen Parting from the Four Clingings
Verses describing what to practice and what to abandon along the path to awakening.
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