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 Sangye Khadro The commitments of mind training
Teaching on the sixth point of mind training: commitments and pledges.
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Is our practice going in the right direction?
Teaching on the fifth and sixth points of mind training.
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Training in the five powers
Three levels of selfishness and training in the five powers during this lifetime and at…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 1-4
An explanation of verses 1-4. How to reflect on the verses and apply them to…
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Transforming problems into compassion
How to use tonglen and other meditations on compassion to generate bodhicitta
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Give your mind something virtuous to do with suffering
A talk about tonglen, the practice of taking on the suffering of oneself and others.
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Putting bodhicitta into practice
Meditations to cultivate bodhicitta, including taking-and-giving (tonglen) and offering the four elements of the body.
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Why should we train the mind?
Benefits and goals of mind training and an introduction to the root text on "The…
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The Middle Way view
Talking about heart-warming love and compassion and teaching on attachment to inherently existent things and…
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