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 Cultivating bodhicitta
The seven-point cause-and-effect Instruction and exchanging self and others in order to generate the wish…
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Four types of nirvana
Explains different types of nirvana and how they are viewed according to different Buddhist philosophical…
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Buddha nature
The true nature of phenomena and the natural nirvana that is in the nature of…
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The dukkha of pervasive conditioning
Discusses what cyclic existence is and how we are deceived when we think we can…
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The dukkha of pain and change
The dukkha of pain and change are unavoidable in cyclic existence, hence we should strive…
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Renouncing dukkha
Introduces the topic of renouncing the causes of suffering in cyclic existence.
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How to study, reflect, and meditate
Discusses the first verse of Parting from the Four Clingings, instructing to refrain from worldly…
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Parting from the four clingings
Introduces Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen's verses on Parting from the Four Clingings and begins analyzing the…
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Verse 54: The cunning thief
Doubt keeps us from making a true commitment to spiritual practice. Curiosity helps to clarify…
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Verse 53: The wandering mind
What it means to have a distracted mind in the context of tantra, and how…
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Verse 52: The antidote to apathy
Apathy is a self-defeating mental state. How to cultivate the four aspects of joyous effort…
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Verse 51: Destroying the garden of happiness
Mindfulness and introspective awareness are crucial tools in removing weeds that destroy the garden of…
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