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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Disadvantages of criticizing bodhisattvas
Cultivating compassion by differentiating between the person and his or her actions.
View PostConceptual Minds and Mind Training
Two strategies for working with the mind that conceptualizes based on raw sensory data.
View PostIntroduction to monastery life
Real spiritual practice is about transforming our minds and letting the teachings influence the way…
View PostCultivating connection, compassion, and confidence i...
Thoughts for survivors of a loved one's suicide.
View PostThe secret to happiness
Reflections on the benefits of doing a three-year retreat, and how letting go of self-cherishing…
View PostLa Reyna de las Plegarias
Una introducción, y texto completo a esta inspiradora plegaria que puede llenar de optimismo nuestra…
View PostAdvice for upcoming surgery
A student shares on the practices that helped her to face breast cancer and undergo…
View PostPrison and prayer
How practice sustained an incarcerated person during several weeks in solitary confinement.
View PostPrison poetry II
Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
View PostDedication for a meaningful life
Praying for our lives to be beneficial for all sentient beings.
View PostA remarkable story
A mother's story of how her son was changed by reading a Dharma book and…
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