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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Incarcerated people Practicing in prison
An inmate reflects on his situation on being transferred to a different prison.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 40-4: Learning
The importance of learning in order to practice meditation and bring the Dharma into our…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review: Purpose of the mind training practice
Review of introduction to the text and the practice of mind training.
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Verse 40-2: Three kinds of faith
An explanation of clear faith, aspiring faith, and convinced faith, and how they build upon…
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Verse 40-1: Faith in the Three Jewels
What faith means in a Buddhist context, seeing the good qualities in something that is…
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Equalizing self and others
Completing the section of the text explaining equalizing self and others by looking at things…
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Developing bodhicitta
Equalizing and exchanging self and others and an explanation of the first six points of…
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Verse 38: Representations of the Buddha
How to think while looking at, or observing others looking at, representations of the Buddha.
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Verse 37: Discussing the teachings
The importance of practicing the teachings and experiencing them, and what makes a good teacher…
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Verse 36-4: Praising the buddhas and bodhisattvas
How we practice praising the buddhas and bodhisattvas by recollecting the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
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