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 Sangye Khadro The pain of harsh words
Venerable Sangye Khadro shares how painful it is to receive and give harsh words, and…
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Reward and respect
A warning against procuring reward and respect by means of flattery, hinting, or coercion.
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Not diminishing ourselves
Being careful, carefully examining our motivation before mentioning the faults of others.
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The mirror of the Dharma
Venerable Sangye Khadro talks about being authentic, which is to look at our errors, and…
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The emptiness of the giver, the giving, and the rece...
Venerable Sangye Khadro continues with Verse 30 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas,” discussing the…
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Developing concentration takes practice
How concentration is not easy, but we keep working at it.
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Joyous effort, not perfection
Joyous effort and the three types of laziness and their antidotes.
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What patience feels like
Venerable Sangye Khadro continues on Verse 27 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas,” comparing patience…
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What exactly is ethics?
How ethics is the virtuous thought to abandon both harming others and the thoughts that…
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Decreasing miserliness and increasing generosity
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 25 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” She talks about…
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The bodhisattva’s job is to wake us up
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 24 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” She talks about…
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Misperception of how things appear
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 23 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” Explaining emptiness and…
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