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 Acting with wisdom and compassion
Acting with wisdom, learning to concede, and accepting personal responsibility for our actions.
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Transforming arrogance and anger
The importance of taming our arrogance and catching our disturbing attitudes through mindfulness and introspective…
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The faults of self-centeredness
Understanding the faults of the self-centered mind and the importance of bodhicitta in fulfilling our…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa The kindness of others and wanting to repay it
What bodhicitta is, and the seven-point cause and effect method of generating it.
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Aspiring for freedom: why worldly pleasures won̵...
Cultivating contentment and aspiring for liberation, short-term pleasure versus long-term happiness.
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Ethical conduct and emptiness
An explanation of right livelihood, dangers of bragging about our qualities, and the importance of…
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The importance of motivation
Why wrong views are stifling to our practice, the importance of maintaining our health to…
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Meaningful Dharma practice
What makes a bad companion, the importance of respecting Dharma objects, enduring hardships for the…
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Striking at the vital point
Why deities have wrathful forms, the practice of tonglen, and our obligation to help those…
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Watch what you’re doing: your actions have res...
Being aware of our ethical conduct and "cleaning up our act" can lead to a…
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Giving up clinging to this life
Thinking about the reality of impermanence and death helps us let go of our strong…
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Untainted meditation
Meditation is needed to overcome afflictions, but it can easily become tainted by mundane concerns.
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