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 Tonglen and social problems
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…
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Tonglen: Taking and giving
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the practice of tonglen, or taking and giving.
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Sweet and endearing mothers
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…
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The relationship with our parents
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…
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Our supreme teachers
The danger in having unrealistic expectations of others, and how sentient beings will do what…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi 
The dead end of jealousy
Comparing ourselves to others, and checking up to see what we want, and if actually…
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Holding onto a position because of pride
Our difficulty with offering the victory to others, often because of our pride.
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Precious treasures
How people who trigger us are really a precious treasure, as they are pointing out…
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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
A commentary on the eight verses and how they can change our perspective—how we see…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Working with disturbing emotions
Having compassion for ourselves by not following the disturbing emotions.
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