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 Taking ethical restraints
The importance of purification before ordination and the actual taking of ethical restraints.
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Guarding integrity and aspiration
How monastics must guard their integrity and aspiration for awakening by developing self-confidence and immunity…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Living joyfully together
Venerable Thubten Tarpa teaches on how to live joyfully in community, drawing from her own…
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The banner of the Dharma
A teaching from the ordination ceremony text, focusing on advice from the acharya about practicing…
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Family life
The teaching from the ordination ceremony text continues, focusing on advice concerning how monastic relate…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Working with expectations
False expectations we may approach ordination with, and the importance of practicing self-compassion to overcome…
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Going forth
A teaching from the Buddhist ordination ceremony text, focusing on the attitude to have when…
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The importance of motivation for ordaining
The importance of motivation when ordaining, and how to work with our expectations of monastic…
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What the Buddha faced in his life
What the Buddha faced in his life, and how the monastic community was established.
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Kenneth Mondal With our thoughts we make the world
We can get lost in the bad news of the day. A student reflects on…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro - Jul 23, 2017
Venerable Sangye Khadro Tonglen: Taking and giving
Contemplating the suffering of all sentient beings and how compassion gives courage and energy to…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro
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Skillfully dealing with problems
Traditional ways to deal with problems skillfully and four good qualities of suffering.
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