Commentary on “The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation”. How to use them to practice in daily life, especially in difficult situations.
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Meditation outline for “The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation”
How to integrate “The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” into our meditation.
Eight verses of thought transformation verses 1-2
Commentary on verses 1-2 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Geshe Langri Tangpa.
Mind training
Covering the sections in Chapter 7 “Cultivating a Compassionate Intention” and “Mind Training.”
Bodhicitta, the most meaningful pursuit
How bodhichitta is the most meaningful pursuit in life, and a three-level meditation on love and compassion.
Deepening love and compassion
The two factors necessary to develop love and compassion, and two meditations to generate the feeling of closeness with others.
Expectations, fairness, and compassion
Expectations, fairness and compassion in the context of understanding our own and others’ unsatisfactory experience in samsara.
Getting in touch with dukkha
Similarities between the unsatisfactory experience in samsara and a bucket in a well, with focus on understanding our own experience of dukkha.
The analogy of a bucket
Chapter 21: “Feeling Empathy.” The first two similarities between the unsatisfactory experience of samsara, and a bucket in a well.
New! “Awaken Every Day”
Excerpts from the book Awaken Every Day: 365 Buddhist Reflections to Invite Mindfulness and Joy