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 Verse 3: The fire of anger
Clinging attachment leads to anger and suffering when our high expectations are not met. How…
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Verse 2: Attachment to sense pleasures
Our insatiable craving for sense objects is the source of our suffering.
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Verse 1: The realms of samsara
Why is it so hard to break free from the realms of cyclic existence? It's…
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Prologue: Praise to Guru Manjushri
Homage and praise to spiritual mentors and how they help us along the path begins…
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Changing our wrong conceptions
Our happiness and suffering are based on our habitual ways of thinking and on how…
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Thought training when working with others
Thoughts on developing equanimity and overcoming obstacles to doing so.
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Developing equanimity
What prevents and what would help us to develop equanimity. Looking at our own needs…
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Cultivating positive habits
Learning how to change our habitual reactions and mental states and how to interact with…
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Meditating on the results of karma
Advice on how to meditate on the verses followed by an examination of the results…
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Cultivating clear communication
Examining our motivations for harsh or unkind speech, looking at ways to cultivate different habits…
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The three poisons
The role of self-grasping ignorance, anger, and attachment in our relationships with others.
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