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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hadakshari Lokeshvara on gold cloth.
Speaking Wisely and Kindly

Disadvantages of criticizing bodhisattvas

Cultivating compassion by differentiating between the person and his or her actions.

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Dharma in Daily Life

Conceptual Minds and Mind Training

Two strategies for working with the mind that conceptualizes based on raw sensory data.

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Abbey sangha with young adults waiting for Dharma teaching by Venerable Chodron
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2011

Introduction to monastery life

Real spiritual practice is about transforming our minds and letting the teachings influence the way…

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A woman prostrating.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

The secret to happiness

Reflections on the benefits of doing a three-year retreat, and how letting go of self-cherishing…

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Abbey statue of Samantabhadra.
Texts to Recite and Contemplate

La Reyna de las Plegarias

Una introducción, y texto completo a esta inspiradora plegaria que puede llenar de optimismo nuestra…

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Zopa Herron working at the computer.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Advice for upcoming surgery

A student shares on the practices that helped her to face breast cancer and undergo…

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A man with head bowed in prayer.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Prison and prayer

How practice sustained an incarcerated person during several weeks in solitary confinement.

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Prison cell with the words 'Prison poetry II" superimposed over it.
Prison Poetry

Prison poetry II

Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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Cover of Working with Anger.
Prison Dharma

A remarkable story

A mother's story of how her son was changed by reading a Dharma book and…

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