Thought Training
Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 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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The time for emptiness
The time for imparting (and receiving) the teachings on emptiness and the meaning of regarding…
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Teachings on emptiness
The type of person who is suitable to receive teachings on emptiness and the danger…
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Restricting the environment
The benefit of restricting the environment and keeping some distance from the objects that give…
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Thubten Jampel Review: Precepts of mind training
How we can apply the mind training slogans during our daily activities and interactions.
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Six types of inverted deeds
The six types of inverted deeds to avoid in practice, and the benefits of practicing…
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Virtuous activities and thoughts
How we should not cease doing virtuous activities of body, speech and mind and why…
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Cultivating compassion
Creating conditions beneficial to practice, cultivating compassion without bias, and intellectual versus emotional compassion.
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Merely imputed New Year’s Eve
On the eve of the new year, a reflection on how "New Year's Day" is…
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The precepts of mind training
How we tend to view others as objects or commodities for our own happiness rather…
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The maxims of mind training
How the maxims can be used to transform mental states that contradict the mind training…
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