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 Taking advantage of our precious human life
Meditating on the 10 advantages of a precious human life can lift us out of…
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Verse 21-3: Buddha nature
How buddha nature is described as the emptiness of the mind, and what that means.
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Verse 21-2: Seeing the buddha in others
Seeing sentient beings as buddhas, a way to control our negative mind but not taking…
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Verse 21-1: On meeting others
Seeing the buddha potential in others transforms how we feel about them.
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Verse 20-3: Creating the causes
A meditation practice of reasoning with the angry mind to drop the anger. Considering that…
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Verse 20-2: The lower realms
A description of the lower realms, and whether they are actual places or just states…
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Meditation on our precious human life
The benefits of meditating on the eight freedoms we have been given with our precious…
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Verse 20-1: Going downhill
The importance of preventing sentient beings, and ourselves, from being born in the lower realms.
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Kevin Conlin - Oct 3, 2008
Kevin Conlin Lineage of mind training practices
Kevin Conlin discusses the "Eight Verses of Thought Transformation" and tonglen meditation
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The six preparatory practices
The six practices to do to prepare the body and mind and create a conducive…
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Verse 19-4: Antidote to depression
How meditating on precious human life results in constant awareness of how fortunate we are,…
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Verse 19-3: Bodhisattva practices
The importance of aiming for a precious human life, even if that's not our long-term…
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