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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Cover of Don't Believe Everything You Think.
Books

Living with wisdom and compassion

A study guide for the book "Don’t Believe Everything You Think."

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Cover of book 'An open-hearted life'.
Cultivating Compassion

Cultivating love and kindness

A talk on working with disturbing emotions based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life."

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 108: The root of all goodness

The conclusion of the series, on the clear light nature of the mind and how…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 107: The legs and eyes of the path

How the practices on the method and wisdom sides of the path correspond to the…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 106: Transcending the indulgences of samsara a...

Giving up the self-centered mind and generating bodhicitta to accomplish the path to full awakening.

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Guided Meditations

Beyond blame

How to move beyond blaming others and ourselves, and how an understanding of causal dependence…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 104: The most amazing drama

Should we trust our senses? How to view the world that appears to our senses…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 103: The freedom of realizing emptiness

The importance of learning the teachings on emptiness to create the causes to free the…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 102: The sparkling mirror

How studying the lamrim and doing retreat helps us to cultivate concentration, which contributes to…

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Contentment and Happiness

Optimism and renunciation

Response to a query from a SAFE student on how to have an optimistic mind…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 101: The magical horse

On the three types of joyous effort and how practicing them helps to give us…

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