Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun (2008-10)
An explanation of Nam-kha Pel’s commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training by Geshe Chekawa given at Sravasti Abbey between September 2008 and July 2010.
Root Text
Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun by Nam-kha Pel published by The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives is available as an ebook on Google Play here.
Meditation on love
Venerable Thubten Chodron How love is different from attachment and the benefits of cultivating love.
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Meditation on giving our body
Transforming our bodies into the basis for sustaining all beings and the basis for them to attain full enlightenment.
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Giving to those who harm us
Giving to those in the various realms and how to transform resistance towards giving to those who have harmed us.
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Review: The self-centered thought
Venerable Thubten Chonyi Review of the section of the text on the disadvantages of the self-centered thought.
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Review: Who to cherish
Thubten Jampel A review of the disadvantages of the self-centered thought and the benefits of cherishing others.
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Giving to others
Transforming our bodies into what helps others progress on the path and how to meditate on giving possessions, transforming them into what beings need.
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Giving our virtue
How training the mind to become familiar with giving increases our generosity and the importance of motivation in dedicating merit.
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Taking on the suffering of others
How to meditate on taking the suffering of others, beginning with taking on the suffering that we will experience in the future.
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Eroding self-centeredness
How we can use the meditation on taking on the suffering of others to erode our self-centeredness and make our minds stronger.
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Resistance to practicing tonglen
How the taking and giving practice can transform our minds, making us happier.
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Review: Transforming adversity
Venerable Thubten Semkye A review of recent talks on the taking and giving meditation and transforming adversity into the path.
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Taking and giving meditation
Practical ways to use love and compassion for others when afflictions arise in daily life.
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