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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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Living compassion

A discussion about the impact of anger, how one relates to compassion, and the need…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Bodhicitta and compassion

Exploring the meaning of compassion and bodhicitta, and how we can relate to these concepts…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Giving up worldly concerns, gaining wisdom

A call for us to give up the eight worldly concerns and lead authentic lives.

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Remembering love and compassion

A discussion about working with afflictions, extending love to all beings, and the importance and…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

The life of Lama Tsongkhapa

The life story of the author of "The Three Principal Aspects of the Path," the…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Starting with renunciation

Beginning the course on Lama Tsongkhapa's short lamrim text, "The Three Principal Aspects of the…

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Good Karma Short Retreats

The wheel of karmic cause and effect

The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…

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Good Karma Short Retreats

The basic principles of karma

The second of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…

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Cultivating Compassion

Meditating on taking and giving

Imagining taking on all the suffering of others in order to destroy our own self-centred…

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Venerable teaching.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Creating the causes for good results

Examining our behaviors and attitudes in pursuing happiness in order to abandon mistaken ways and…

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Venerable teaching.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Identifying 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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