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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 20-2: The lower realms
A description of the lower realms, and whether they are actual places or just states…
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Meditation on our precious human life
The benefits of meditating on the eight freedoms we have been given with our precious…
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Verse 20-1: Going downhill
The importance of preventing sentient beings, and ourselves, from being born in the lower realms.
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Kevin Conlin - Oct 3, 2008
Kevin Conlin Lineage of mind training practices
Kevin Conlin discusses the "Eight Verses of Thought Transformation" and tonglen meditation
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The six preparatory practices
The six practices to do to prepare the body and mind and create a conducive…
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Verse 19-4: Antidote to depression
How meditating on precious human life results in constant awareness of how fortunate we are,…
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Verse 19-3: Bodhisattva practices
The importance of aiming for a precious human life, even if that's not our long-term…
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Verse 19-2: Precious human life
Not every human life is a precious human life. Considering living beings who are so…
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Verse 19-1: The upper realms
How a precious human life gives us just enough comfort and just enough suffering to…
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Verse 18: The exalted path
Generating positive aspirations for all sentient beings when setting out walking on a path.
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Verse 17-5: Value of keeping precepts
Fourth way of gathering followers in order to teach them the Dharma: to act in…
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Benefits of mind training
Self-centeredness is the root of all problems and conflicts. It is our true enemy, not…
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