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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Living compassion
A discussion about the impact of anger, how one relates to compassion, and the need…
View PostBodhicitta and compassion
Exploring the meaning of compassion and bodhicitta, and how we can relate to these concepts…
View PostGiving up worldly concerns, gaining wisdom
A call for us to give up the eight worldly concerns and lead authentic lives.
View PostRemembering love and compassion
A discussion about working with afflictions, extending love to all beings, and the importance and…
View PostThe life of Lama Tsongkhapa
The life story of the author of "The Three Principal Aspects of the Path," the…
View PostStarting with renunciation
Beginning the course on Lama Tsongkhapa's short lamrim text, "The Three Principal Aspects of the…
View PostThe wheel of karmic cause and effect
The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
View PostThe basic principles of karma
The second of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
View PostBringing an awareness of karma into our lives
The first of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
View PostMeditating on taking and giving
Imagining taking on all the suffering of others in order to destroy our own self-centred…
View PostCreating the causes for good results
Examining our behaviors and attitudes in pursuing happiness in order to abandon mistaken ways and…
View PostIdentifying the real source of our difficulties
Seeing self-centeredness and self-grasping as the source of our problems and counteracting them to find…
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