thought transformation
Teachings on lojong or thought training techniques to train the mind to turn difficult circumstances into opportunities for spiritual growth and awakening.
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Dr. Jan Willis Starting with renunciation
Beginning the course on Lama Tsongkhapa's short lamrim text, "The Three Principal Aspects of the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The wheel of karmic cause and effect
The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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The basic principles of karma
The second of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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Bringing an awareness of karma into our lives
The first of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Meditating on taking and giving
Imagining taking on all the suffering of others in order to destroy our own self-centred…
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Creating the causes for good results
Examining our behaviors and attitudes in pursuing happiness in order to abandon mistaken ways and…
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Identifying the real source of our difficulties
Seeing self-centeredness and self-grasping as the source of our problems and counteracting them to find…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Equanimity in daily life
How to fit the practice of equanimity into our daily lives, and outlining the taking-and-giving…
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Obstacles to compassion
Exploring the meditation on the kindness of others, and various obstacles to compassion, including the…
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Understanding and transforming difficulties
When we find ourselves in difficult situations we can use the thought transformation teachings to…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Meditating on equanimity
A meditation on equanimity, in which we imagine those whom we currently find challenging in…
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Transforming the mind through taking and giving
Practicing taking and giving challenges our usual ways of thinking and helps us develop a…
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