thought transformation

Teachings on lojong or thought training techniques to train the mind to turn difficult circumstances into opportunities for spiritual growth and awakening.

Latest Posts

View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.

Gems of Wisdom

Verse 69: The best speaker of all

How hearing, thinking and meditating are crucial in helping us to integrate the Dharma into…

View Post
Gems of Wisdom

Verse 68: The one with intense discipline

How to work with our rationalizing mind that tries to make excuses to follow our…

View Post
Gems of Wisdom

Verse 67: The wise and skilled teacher

The importance of finding our own internal wisdom, integrating the Dharma into our lives so…

View Post
Group photo of retreatants from the Shantideva Meditation Center talk standing with Abbey nuns..
Buddhist Worldview

Changing our minds and emotional habits

How ignorance projects a mode of existence onto things that doesn't exist. Advice on how…

View Post
Buddhist Worldview

Overcoming obstacles to Dharma practice

Advice on how to build and keep a consistent practice followed by a talk about…

View Post
Mindfulness

Advice for Dharma practice

A question and answer session covering topics such as social conformity, guilt and regret, dealing…

View Post
Gems of Wisdom

Verse 66: The eye of wisdom

How we begin to understand emptiness gradually, and how the two truths—ultimate and conventional—go together.

View Post
Silhouette of woman meditating by a lake, with sun setting in background.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Positive effects of Dharma practice

How a student used practice and meditation to help her through the pain and discomfort…

View Post
Gems of Wisdom

Verse 65: Resting the weary mind

On the hindrances that arise when we cultivate concentration and how to counteract them with…

View Post
Gems of Wisdom

Verse 64: Our supreme friend

Mindfulness of the Dharma teachings that we have studied and contemplated is our best friend…

View Post
Gems of Wisdom

Verse 63: The currency that eradicates all poverty

How our spiritual faith can counteract disturbing states of mind and sustain us in our…

View Post
Gems of Wisdom

Verse 62: The wish-fulfilling jewel

Meeting a qualified Mahayana spiritual mentor is crucial for us to progress along the path…

View Post