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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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The four types of clinging

A look at the objects we can get attached too, especially our wrong views.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best sign of higher attainment

Why the best sign of higher attainment is not mystical and magical, but the reduction…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The purpose of spiritual practice

Whether or not to engage in a ngondro practice, remembering that transforming our minds is…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best higher attainment

How transforming our minds is the central purpose of our Dharma practice.

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Dedicating our merit

Training the mind to dedicate the merit of virtuous actions and spiritual practice. Dedicating with…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2016

Overcoming ill will

How to identify the hindrance of ill will and work with it to calm the…

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Explore Monastic Life

Humility, transparency, and self-acceptance

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reflects on the Exploring Monastic Life program and how it supports the…

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Explore Monastic Life

Unravelling our hallucinations

Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares how the meditation on the mind as the source of our…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons

Karma: The boomerang effect

Learning about karma can help us to create the causes for happiness and avoid the…

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Graphic yellow and red image of the word karma.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons

How karma influences our lives

The teachings on karma are very practical. When we see that our experience is a…

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