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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Verses 2-4: Review
Different ways of looking at verses 2-4, on an ordinary level and on a tantric…
View PostVerse 4: The sleep of ignorance
On waking up, thinking that we're coming out of ignorance, especially the ignorance grasping at…
View PostDeveloping insight into emptiness
The steps for developing insight into emptiness, and the difference between conceptual mind and non-conceptual…
View PostVerse 3: The dreamlike nature of things
To see that all things are like an illusion, like a dream, appearing in one…
View PostVerse 1: The citadel of liberation
Transform the act of entering a house to be a cause of enlightenment.
View PostIntroduction: Cultivating bodhicitta daily
Inspiration to live each day like a bodhisattva.
View Post41 Prayers to Cultivate Bodhicitta
A Mahayana prayer for daily life from the Flower Ornament Sutra (Avatamsaka Sutra).
View PostThe emptiness of inherent existence
How realizing emptiness helps to relax our mind, reduce attachment, and release anger and confusion.…
View PostBuddhist wisdom on violence and reconciliation
How we think suffering comes from outside and how we can rethink and transform our…
View PostChapter 3: Verses 22-33
Seeing the kindness of others and having the attitude that sees others in beauty. Adopting…
View PostChapter 3: Verses 10-20
How to look at our experiences of hurt or betrayal from a Dharma point of…
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