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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The Third Dalai Lama - Dec 1, 2006
The Third Dalai Lama Essence of Refined Gold
A treatise on the Lamrim Tradition of meditation, a tradition known as "Stages on the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Taking the practice home
What to do after completing the workshop and a dedication of merit including a recitation…
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Dharma advice
Where to go when we have a Dharma questions and some practical practice advice.
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Apologies and forgiveness
What it means to apologize and how to make and receive apologies, what forgiveness is…
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A discussion about anger
Considering our patterns of anger, what we get angry about and why. Are we being…
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The Tara practice
Brief instructions and a guided meditation on Green Tara incorporating the four opponent powers.
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A weekend with Tara
A workshop conducted at Tai Pei Buddhist Center in Singapore in 2006. Describing who Tara…
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Chapter 2: Verses 40-65
The importance of keeping an awareness of death in order to focus our minds, consider…
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Chapter 2: Verses 24-39
Looking at what makes life meaningful followed by a continuation of the text. These verses…
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Chapter 2: Verses 7-23
Examining our motivations, considering why we face the same problems repeatedly, and the antidotes to…
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Chapter 2: Verses 1-6
The first verses of Chapter 2 describe the Three Jewels of refuge and how and…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 114-Colophon
Talking about the two truths, how we feel we exist, and meditating on emptiness using…
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