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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Buddha nature
How the two types of buddha nature are the basis for change and awakening. The…
View PostKarma and its effects
The meaning of karma, its four principles, three branches, and three kinds of results. How…
View PostThe eight worldly concerns
How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or…
View PostThe causes of happiness and suffering
How karma is like a boomerang, whatever actions we do return and have a similar…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 33-37
Commentary on thought transformation verses on guiding the mind toward virtuous mental states to benefit…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 27-32
Commentary on thought transformation verses on developing the far-reaching attitudes of fortitude, joyous effort, concentration…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 23-26
Commentary on thought transformation verses that look at attachment and anger from the viewpoint of…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verse 22
The way phenomena appear to us is dependent on our mind. A look at how…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 20-21
Commentary on verses that cover subduing anger and abandoning attachment.
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 16-20
Commentary on verses for training the mind to transform how adverse circumstances are viewed and…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16
Commentary on verses that cover the two methods of developing bodhicitta and how to transform…
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