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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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 18: The sharp weapon that slices hearts

Our personal weapons of mass destruction -- harsh speech and divisive speech that destroys relationships.

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Verse 17: The liar

Lying creates suffering for others and ourselves, and creates the opposite effect of what we…

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Verse 16: The load of contaminated aggregates

Taking rebirth with polluted aggregates is a load that weighs us down and only causes…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Working with criticism

How to see those who criticize us and challenge us as teachers who point out…

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Verses 14-15: The trickster and the exhibitionist

Failing to put the teachings into practice is, in essence, stealing from those who support…

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Verse 12: Attachment to comfort

Our attachment to comfort causes us to make ludicrous demands on others, and only causes…

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Verse 11: False friends

Using others for our own gain, or being used by others for theirs. Examine why…

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Verse 10: Misleading friends

Misleading friends appear kind but encourage us away from our ethics and principles and can…

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Verse 9: The chains that bind us

Attachment, habitual behaviors, and doubt hinder our practice even when we go on retreat.

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Verse 8: The prison of personal entanglements

Attachment to loved ones and friends creates suffering that distracts us from our spiritual aspirations.

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Verse 7: The enemies of happiness and prosperity

Afflictive emotions like miserliness and anger only bring us misery, though we think they'll bring…

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