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 The measure of a trained mind
Honestly looking at our minds to see how it reacts to hardships and the difference…
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Power of prayer and familiarity
The aspirations and meditations that are beneficial at the time of death, and the signs…
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Five powers at death
The importance of having a positive state of mind at the time of death and…
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Five powers in daily life
How prayer is used in Buddhist practice and how the power of familiarity can help…
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108 Verses: Verses 35-41
How much attachment we have for the body, yet only the karma we create in…
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Training in the five powers
How to practice the power of intention, the power of the white seed, and the…
View Post 108 Verses: Verses 27-34
How bodhisattavas, because of great compassion, work continuously to benefit sentient beings,
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How transforming mind and overcoming afflicted attitudes is the essence of Dharma practice.
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How great compassion is an important quality of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha that makes them…
View Post 108 Verses: Verses 1-14
Review of first 14 verses that describe the qualities of great compassion.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi 
Practicing with adversity
Practices that can be used to transform adverse circumstances into the path.
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