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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Encouraging ethical behavior
How to encourage ethical behavior in both children and adults.
View PostRaising a moral child
How to encourage morality in children and adults, and how to offer both praise and…
View PostA long obedience
Exodus isn't just about liberation from slavery, it's also about rebinding. Just laws, or taking…
View PostWhat suffering does
While people seek happiness, many feel shaped through suffering. Suffering brings us out of ourselves…
View PostEight verses of mind training: Verses 3-6
Explaining different afflictive emotions and their respective antidotes. Using difficult people and situations for our…
View PostEight verses of mind training: Verse 2
Discussion on forgiving and apologizing. Seeing that cherishing others is the source of happiness and…
View PostEight verses of mind training: Verse 1
Our mind creates our experience of happiness or suffering based on how we interpret the…
View PostTransforming unpleasant feelings
Discusses the difference between unpleasant feelings that arise from virtuous versus non-virtuous minds. Using wisdom…
View PostBook launch: “Don’t Believe Everything Y...
A write-up on the book launch of "Don't Believe Everything You Think" in Singapore together…
View PostKarma, formative action, and volitional factors
Deciphers the difference between Dharma terms related to karma and illuminates how this understanding is…
View PostDealing with grief and loss
Fresh perspectives on how to work with changes that we do not welcome.
View PostReview of Chapter 6: Part 1
A review of Chapter 6 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
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