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 Prologue: Praise to Guru Manjushri
Homage and praise to spiritual mentors and how they help us along the path begins…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Facing blame
Recognizing attachment to reputation and examining the mind's reaction when it is threatened.
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Thought training when working with others
Thoughts on developing equanimity and overcoming obstacles to doing so.
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Developing equanimity
What prevents and what would help us to develop equanimity. Looking at our own needs…
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Cultivating positive habits
Learning how to change our habitual reactions and mental states and how to interact with…
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Meditating on the results of karma
Advice on how to meditate on the verses followed by an examination of the results…
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Cultivating clear communication
Examining our motivations for harsh or unkind speech, looking at ways to cultivate different habits…
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The three poisons
The role of self-grasping ignorance, anger, and attachment in our relationships with others.
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Changing habits through practice
Changing our habitual patterns through repeated practice, we can transform the most unpleasant circumstances into…
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Apologizing and forgiving
The meaning of forgiveness, how to let go of our anger and transform a painful…
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Ignorance and karma
How to transform the mind of "I should" and accept our karma instead of getting…
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