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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Seven-point Mind Training

Meditation on giving our body

Transforming our bodies into the basis for sustaining all beings and the basis for them…

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Closeup of Ven. Chodron's face while teaching.
Karma and Your Life

Karma and compassion: Part 2 of 2

The four immeasurables (love, compassion, joy, equanimity) as antidotes to negative karma.

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Closeup of Ven. Chodron's face while teaching.
Karma and Your Life

Karma and compassion: Part 1 of 2

In her discussion of what the Buddha meant by karma, Venerable Chodron talks about how…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Meditation on love

How love is different from attachment and the benefits of cultivating love.

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A man sitting on grass playiing a guitar, there's a card with the words: Will work for ATTENTION in front of him.
On Mindfulness

Paying attention to life

An incarcerated person discusses the ways practice has helped him cope and improved his life…

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Seven-point Mind Training

The kindness of others

Recognizing the kindness of others and seeing them as something to be cherished.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Review: Equalizing and exchanging self and others

A review of the practices of cultivating equanimity and equalizing and exchanging self and others.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Advantages of cherishing others

The advantages of cherishing others, what it means to cherish others, and how to view…

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Rays of sun coming through trees.
Seven-point Mind Training

Replacing self-centeredness with cherishing others

It is essential to cherish others in order to rid ourselves of self-centered thought. In…

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Seven-point Mind Training

The effects of self-centeredness

How the self-centered attitude is not who we are, and how not to confuse it…

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