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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History of the thought training teachings
The history and lineage of the thought training teachings.
View PostVerse 15-2: Three kinds of bodhisattvas
Explaining the three kinds of bodhisattvas to generate bodhicitta. With tremendous self-confidence, so much energy,…
View PostVerse 15-1: Plunging into cyclic existence
Bodhisattvas work for their enlightenment for the benefit of others and continue to manifest in…
View PostIntroduction to the text
The purpose and origin of the thought-training teachings. An introduction to the text and the…
View PostEqualizing and exchanging self and others
Developing bodhicitta by considering the kindness of all sentient beings, becoming aware of how interdependent…
View PostVerse 14-3: Three higher trainings
Gradual progression of subduing of the afflictions and the counteracting of the karma through the…
View PostVerse 14-2: What samsara is
The samsara we're in is this very body and mind, not the external world.
View PostVerse 14-1: The prison of cyclic existence
Determination to be free, aspiration for enlightenment to benefit sentient beings and liberate them, wisdom…
View PostVerse 13: The nourishment of samadhi
Deep samadhi nourishes the mind and body enabling great meditators to spend more time meditating…
View PostVerse 12: The nectar of wisdom
The different kinds of wisdom as we progress along the path. The analogies of wisdom…
View PostVerse 11: The fire of wisdom
An explanation of the analogy of wisdom with fire, a fire that eradicates the afflictions…
View PostVerse 10-3: Meditating on emptiness
The various levels of subduing the afflictions, from avoiding the object, to developing samadhi, and…
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