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 Sweet and endearing mothers
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…
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The relationship with our parents
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…
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Our supreme teachers
The danger in having unrealistic expectations of others, and how sentient beings will do what…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi 
The dead end of jealousy
Comparing ourselves to others, and checking up to see what we want, and if actually…
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Holding onto a position because of pride
Our difficulty with offering the victory to others, often because of our pride.
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Precious treasures
How people who trigger us are really a precious treasure, as they are pointing out…
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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
A commentary on the eight verses and how they can change our perspective—how we see…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Working with disturbing emotions
Having compassion for ourselves by not following the disturbing emotions.
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The pain of harsh words
Venerable Sangye Khadro shares how painful it is to receive and give harsh words, and…
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Reward and respect
A warning against procuring reward and respect by means of flattery, hinting, or coercion.
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