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 108 Verses: Verses 57-62
How one has the potential to attain enlightenment by changing one's own thoughts and mind.
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Illusion-like appearance
How things and persons appear like illusions; the correct meaning of "illusion-like appearance" and ways…
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108 Verses: Verses 48-52
How we need to be receptive vessels for teachings and to develop our understanding through…
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Serenity and insight
How insight is the union of serenity and the correct view of selflessness: what serenity…
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Selflessness of phenomena
An explanation of the lack of an inherently existing "mine," and the selflessness of phenomena.…
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The source of happiness and misery
How to apply the teachings to our lives in a practical way.
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Colleagues and clients
Bringing our practice into the workplace to transform habitual ways of relating to others.
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Incarcerated people The middle way
Thoughts on the importance of taking responsibility for one's own experiences. We are not victims…
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An inherently existent self
How to investigate if the self is inherently different from the aggregates and steps in…
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The self and the aggregates
Selflessness of persons: how to investigate if the self is inherently one with the aggregates.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review: Object of negation
A review of the commentary on identifying the object of negation: the reasoning used to…
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Establishing selflessness
Three mistaken approaches to determining selflessness and the order for establishing selflessness.
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