Thought Training

Venerable Thubten Chonyi gives a short talk and leads a guided meditation on the thought training practice from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This is a method for transforming the way we perceive difficult situations such that whatever we encounter becomes fuel for our spiritual practice, enabling us to transform adversity into joy and courage.

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This reminds me of a session I sat in on that spoke of “the ultimate teacher.”

This concept that maybe, loud noises during a concentration meditation to having to pull out 10 rows of a crochet project to correct a mistake you made/missed earlier, to abusive personalities in your life, being useful tools is both true and challenging.

“She never thought a struggle was more than a bet. And you never learn nothing from the good times that you get,” is a lyric from a song that, despite the grammatical error, embraces this notion.

It’s not difficult to remember but, for me, the pain and noise in my head from a “strong trigger” can be so loud and impactful that it won’t “let the Dharma in” so to speak. I’m optimistic this will change in time as, habitually, I shut down after these events. After close to two years of practice my recovery time is shortening and I am rebounding easier.

Thank You hard times. Thank you school yard bully, thank you neglectful care-takers, and much gratitude for my “rock bottom” moment as I am here, taking refuge in the tripple gem, and, “… I’ve only just begun to see the man I’ve always meant to be…”

As always, insightfully discussed. Thank you

It is a gift, to have the awareness to use challenge as a seed of transformation. Thank you. You sharing this message is also a gift 🙏🏼

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Excellent 🌟 Thank you very much for sharing this 🙂