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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Why do things happen?
Understanding how cause and effect operates in our lives helps us to create the causes…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme “Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...
The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…
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The best giving
How to work with our possessiveness towards what we consider to be "mine."
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Craving and clinging at the time of death
Craving and clinging in the 12 links of dependent origination and how they arise at…
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The four types of clinging
A look at the objects we can get attached too, especially our wrong views.
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The three types of attachment
The types of attachment that arise and how to work with them.
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The best sign of higher attainment
Why the best sign of higher attainment is not mystical and magical, but the reduction…
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The purpose of spiritual practice
Whether or not to engage in a ngondro practice, remembering that transforming our minds is…
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The best higher attainment
How transforming our minds is the central purpose of our Dharma practice.
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Dedicating our merit
Training the mind to dedicate the merit of virtuous actions and spiritual practice. Dedicating with…
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