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Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) 
The source of the Three Jewels
How compassion is the basis of Buddhahood, the Dharma and the Sangha.
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Two types of great compassion
A discussion of two types of great compassion and a clarification of the translated text.
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The importance of compassion
Focusing on the importance of compassion and how it is the source of awakened beings.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron A bodhisattva’s courage
The heroism of bodhisattvas and how to gradually train the mind to look at the…
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Buddha nature
How the two types of buddha nature are the basis for change and awakening. The…
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Karma and its effects
The meaning of karma, its four principles, three branches, and three kinds of results. How…
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The eight worldly concerns
How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or…
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The causes of happiness and suffering
How karma is like a boomerang, whatever actions we do return and have a similar…
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 33-37
Commentary on thought transformation verses on guiding the mind toward virtuous mental states to benefit…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 27-32
Commentary on thought transformation verses on developing the far-reaching attitudes of fortitude, joyous effort, concentration…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 23-26
Commentary on thought transformation verses that look at attachment and anger from the viewpoint of…
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