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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Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2013

Untainted meditation

Meditation is needed to overcome afflictions, but it can easily become tainted by mundane concerns.

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Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2013

Hearing, thinking, meditating

Hearing, thinking about, and meditating on the Dharma to overcome the four clingings.

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Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2013

Base of pure ethics

Ethics, the basis of Dharma practice, can become tainted by the eight worldly concerns.

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Relying on a spiritual friend

The benefits and importance of relying on a spiritual mentor, and the basic qualities to…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

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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Don't Believe Everything You Think

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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Don't Believe Everything You Think

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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Thought Training

Transforming the Complaining Mind

Venerable Chodron shows us how to change our thought using a personal example.

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Parting from the Four Clingings

Practical advice on attachment and pilgrimage

Down-to-earth help for busy lives: "Practicing Dharma is all inside." From a female Tibetan Lama…

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