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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Motivation in practicing virtue
The importance of creating virtue with the proper motivation.
View PostA proper motivation
How the proper motivation is required in order to reap the full benefits of our…
View PostLove, compassion, and wisdom
It is through the three higher trainings (discipline, meditation and wisdom) that we overcome the…
View PostThe Buddha and the Dharma
How the Buddha turned he wheel of Dharma three times, the Buddha is free from…
View PostTwo truths
While all things are empty and without inherent existence they still do exist in a…
View PostEssence of Refined Gold
A treatise on the Lamrim Tradition of meditation, a tradition known as "Stages on the…
View PostTaking the practice home
What to do after completing the workshop and a dedication of merit including a recitation…
View PostDharma advice
Where to go when we have a Dharma questions and some practical practice advice.
View PostApologies and forgiveness
What it means to apologize and how to make and receive apologies, what forgiveness is…
View PostA discussion about anger
Considering our patterns of anger, what we get angry about and why. Are we being…
View PostThe Tara practice
Brief instructions and a guided meditation on Green Tara incorporating the four opponent powers.
View PostA weekend with Tara
A workshop conducted at Tai Pei Buddhist Center in Singapore in 2006. Describing who Tara…
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