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dharma practice

What is Dharma?

May 11, 2023June 7, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 11 minutes Lama Yeshe discusses the real meaning of Dharma and the nature of the mind in this discourse given at Chenrezig Institute, Eudlo, Australia, on September 8, 1979.

Categories Lama Thubten Yeshe Tags buddha nature, consciousness, dharma, dharma practice, mind, two truths

Joyous Effort

May 12, 2026June 6, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 5 minutesA compilation of advice about Dharma studies and practice

Categories Uncategorized Tags dharma practice

Advice on Practice

May 12, 2026June 6, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 15 minutesA compilation of advice about Dharma studies and practice

Categories Uncategorized Tags dharma practice, merit field, motivation, nyung-nä, obstacles, offering, om mani padme hum (chenrezig mantra), prostrations, purification

Studying the Dharma

May 12, 2026June 6, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 16 minutesA compilation of advice about Dharma studies and practice

Categories Uncategorized Tags dharma practice, karma, merit field, perfect human rebirth, prayers, spiritual teacher (guru / lama)

What is Dharma?

May 12, 2026June 5, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 9 minutesA compilation of advice about Dharma studies and practice

Categories Uncategorized Tags delusions, dharma practice, happiness, motivation

Bibliography and Recommended Reading

May 12, 2026May 25, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 3 minutesA Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training

Categories Uncategorized Tags bodhicitta, dharma in daily life, dharma practice, mind training (lo-jong), motivation, self-cherishing

Chapter Ten: Conclusion

May 12, 2026May 25, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 7 minutesA Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training

Categories Uncategorized Tags dedication, dharma in daily life, dharma practice, motivation

Chapter Nine: The Seventh Point – The Precepts of Mind Training

May 12, 2026May 25, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 8 minutesA Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training

Categories Uncategorized Tags dharma practice, mind training (lo-jong)

Chapter Seven: The Fifth Point – The Measure of Having Trained the Mind

May 12, 2026May 25, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 3 minutesA Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training

Categories Uncategorized Tags bodhicitta, dharma in daily life, dharma practice, mind training (lo-jong), motivation, self-cherishing

Chapter One: Motivation

May 12, 2026May 25, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 6 minutesA Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training

Categories Uncategorized Tags dharma practice, enlightenment, motivation

The Kindness of Others: Editor’s Introduction

May 12, 2026May 25, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 3 minutesA Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training

Categories Uncategorized Tags bodhicitta, dharma in daily life, dharma practice, mind training (lo-jong), motivation, self-cherishing

The Kindness of Others

May 12, 2026May 25, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 2 minutesKhensur Rinpoche Geshe Jampa Tegchok gives a commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training. He bases his explanation on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa’s classic text, The Seven Point Mind Training.

Categories Geshe Jampa Tegchok Tags bodhicitta, dharma in daily life, dharma practice, mind training (lo-jong), motivation, self-cherishing

We’re All in the Same Boat

September 26, 2023April 17, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this short excerpt, Ösel shares his personal experience of putting the Dharma into practice with students at Losang Dragpa Centre in Malaysia on February 19, 2015.

Categories Other Teachers, Tenzin Ösel Hita Tags dharma practice

How to Start Practicing Dharma

January 28, 2026April 13, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 7 minutesHH Zong Rinpoche gave this introductory teaching on Mahayana thought transformation at Camp Kennolyn, Soquel, California, 20 May 1978.

Categories HH Song Rinpoche, Teachings From Tibet Tags dharma practice, mind training (lo-jong)

Advice Given at the First Enlightened Experience Celebration (EEC1)

May 11, 2023April 12, 2017 by TFTblog

Reading Time: 6 minutesA talk given at the conclusion of a Yamantaka initiation at the first Enlightened Experience Celebration in 1982.

Categories HH Ling Rinpoche Tags dharma center, dharma practice, initiation, vows

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