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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Kindness of mothers (all beings)
By developing love and compassion we can repay the kindness of all beings.
View PostDedication and self-acceptance
How the afflictions arise one after another in our mind and how to humbly and…
View PostThe carnivorous demon of doubt
How doubt torments us along the path, and how difficult it is sometimes to recognize…
View PostRejoicing in the happiness of others
Rejoicing in the good fortune and excellence of others relieves our minds of envy and…
View PostDedication as generosity
The goodness that we create from dedicating merit is a practice of far-reaching generosity.
View PostThe purpose of dedicating merit
Dedicating merit to steer it toward the way we want it to ripen. We should…
View PostWhite Tara at your heart
How to visualize and think about White Tara dissolving into you at the end of…
View PostDetermining to benefit others
Making a firm determination to do what is important—transforming our minds in order to benefit…
View PostVisualization in deity practice
How to work with the imagination to meditate on a Buddha figure.
View PostWhat is retreat?
Valuable advice for doing retreat—working with the mind, with pain, how to visualize, how to…
View PostChapter 5: Verses 34-54
Advice on developing mindfulness and introspective awareness by "remaining still like a piece of wood."
View PostSeeing the kindness of others
Remembering how we rely on other sentient beings for everything we know and everything we…
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