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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Geshe Langri Tangpa - Apr 16, 2010
Geshe Langri Tangpa Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
The inspiring verses for how to change our habitual ways of thinking by Geshe Langri…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Emptiness of phenomena
How phenomena are designated by thought. Anger is presented as an example to show that…
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Ultimate and conventional existence
How the mind grasps at a truly existing "I," and how ultimate analysis or probing…
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Selflessness, karma, and rebirth
A discussion about the different philosophical tenet systems, whether they all aim for buddhahood, how…
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Tenet schools and selflessness
A continued explanation of selflessness according to the four philosophical tenet schools and their views…
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Different views of selflessness
How selflessness is viewed in the four philosophical tenet schools.
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Basis of designation
How both faith and wisdom are needed to make progress on the path and how…
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What ignorance is
Recognizing what ignorance is and why it is important to identify the object of negation…
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Cultivating ultimate bodhicitta
The difference between definitive and interpretable teachings and the method for negating a gross misconception…
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Mutual dependence
Examining how things arise in mutual dependence on each other is another way of understanding…
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Developing self-acceptance
Self-acceptance comes from having compassion for ourselves, differentiating the person from the actions that we…
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The time for emptiness
The time for imparting (and receiving) the teachings on emptiness and the meaning of regarding…
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