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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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2014

Changing habits through practice

Changing our habitual patterns through repeated practice, we can transform the most unpleasant circumstances into…

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Pink sunset sky between the silhouettes of two trees.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2014

Apologizing and forgiving

The meaning of forgiveness, how to let go of our anger and transform a painful…

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Pink sunset sky between the silhouettes of two trees.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2014

Ignorance and karma

How to transform the mind of "I should" and accept our karma instead of getting…

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Family and Friends

Raising a moral child

How to encourage morality in children and adults, and how to offer both praise and…

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Shadow of a Hiker
Ethics in the Modern World

A long obedience

Exodus isn't just about liberation from slavery, it's also about rebinding. Just laws, or taking…

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Thought Training

What suffering does

While people seek happiness, many feel shaped through suffering. Suffering brings us out of ourselves…

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Venerable Thubten Chodron giving a talk in Chicago Jewel Heart Center.
Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Eight verses of mind training: Verses 3-6

Explaining different afflictive emotions and their respective antidotes. Using difficult people and situations for our…

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Venerable Thubten Chodron giving a talk in Chicago Jewel Heart Center.
Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Eight verses of mind training: Verse 2

Discussion on forgiving and apologizing. Seeing that cherishing others is the source of happiness and…

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Venerable Thubten Chodron giving a talk in Chicago Jewel Heart Center.
Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Eight verses of mind training: Verse 1

Our mind creates our experience of happiness or suffering based on how we interpret the…

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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2014

Transforming unpleasant feelings

Discusses the difference between unpleasant feelings that arise from virtuous versus non-virtuous minds. Using wisdom…

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Books

Book launch: “Don’t Believe Everything Y...

A write-up on the book launch of "Don't Believe Everything You Think" in Singapore together…

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