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 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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Hearing, thinking, meditating
Hearing, thinking about, and meditating on the Dharma to overcome the four clingings.
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Base of pure ethics
Ethics, the basis of Dharma practice, can become tainted by the eight worldly concerns.
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Turning to the Buddhist path for spiritual guidance
What it means to take refuge and who we are taking refuge in when we…
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Relying on a spiritual friend
The benefits and importance of relying on a spiritual mentor, and the basic qualities to…
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Bad friends and why we don’t need them
Looking at how we are affected by the people we spend our time with, and…
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Looking at death and dealing with loss
How remembering death can make life meaningful, causing us to think about the choices we…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Calming the mind, simplifying our lives
How to work with our minds, looking internally at the causes of problems, and decrease…
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The poisons of anger, attachment and ignorance
How the three poisons affect our relationships and push us to do many harmful actions.…
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