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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Guided meditation on cyclic existence
Developing the aspiration to be free by examining the sufferings we have because of various…
View Post108 Verses: Verse 7
Importance of deeply looking at our sufferings and developing the motivation to overcome them for…
View Post108 Verses: Verses 1-6
How great compassion is central to the practice and guides the practitioners through the full…
View Post37 Practices: Verses 29-37
The perfections of concentration and wisdom, and the final verses on the practices of bodhisattvas.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 25-28
The first four of the six perfections. Retreatants share their experiences and growth.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 22-24
Emptiness - how everything exists by being labeled by mind, and the way we choose…
View Post37 Practices: Verses 16-21
Humility; enemies are created by anger; learning to slowly chip away at our -o'holic mind.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 10-15
Recognizing the kindness of all beings, our mothers, and taking our difficult experiences as tools…
View Post37 Practices: Verses 7-9
The relationship with our spiritual mentor is the most important one in our life. An…
View Post37 Practices: Verses 4-6
Verses describing the miseries of samsara, the importance of thinking about beginningless lives, giving up…
View Post37 Practices: Verses 1-3
Making the lamrim personal, changing environments to change negative habits, and relaxing as we see…
View PostDeveloping a Dharma mind
The importance of practicing ourselves before we can help others, guarding against hypocrisy and constantly…
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