Thought Training
Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.
All Posts in Thought Training
Venerable Thubten Chodron The teaching of no-self
The beginning of a commentary on quotations by the Kadam masters, starting with a teaching…
View Post
Venerable Thubten Semkye Facing our faults
It's not enough to talk about the Dharma we know, it's about being a sincere…
View Post
Venerable Thubten Tarpa Far-reaching wisdom
How wisdom is conjoined with the other far-reaching practices to eliminate ignorance, the cause of…
View Post
Meditation: Cultivating serenity
The purpose of meditative serenity and the antidotes to overcoming the hindrances to developing it.
View Post
Practicing the five forces in life and at death
The five forces from the seven-point mind training instruction and how to practice them.
View Post
Joyous effort
Through joyous effort we cultivate good qualities and overcome the three types of laziness that…
View Post
Having a steady mind
How to see our enemies and difficulties as precious opportunities to develop inner fortitude that…
View Post
Stopping the harm: Practicing ethical conduct
How the practice of ethical conduct is necessary for us to have a sense of…
View Post
Opening our heart through generosity
The motivation of true generosity, the different ways to practice giving and the inner obstacles…
View Post
Venerable Thubten Chonyi Suffering is like a dream
Looking at things and people in a more realistic way can help us have a…
View Post
37 Practices: Verses 17-19
When things are going really well or when there are difficult problems, the bodhisattva practices…
View Post
37 Practices: Verses 11-16
The bodhisattva practices describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to…
View Post