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The Workshop is in the Mind — 500 episodes
We're a work in progress (STTA 383)
The mind is the boss not the outside world (STTA 382)
Practice having happy thoughts (STTA 381)
Anger doesn't help (STTA 380)
Now is the time for compassion (STTA 379)
Sensory pleasure can never increase (STTA 378)
Compassion is not what enables you to help others: that's wisdom (STTA 377)
Practice having positive thoughts (STTA 376)
We need to become our own person (STTA 375)
A bird needs two wings: wisdom and compassion (STTA 374)
We can learn to be content! (STTA 373)
One way to apply emptiness is to see things from another point of view (STTA 372)
The outside world is not the main cause of our happiness or suffering (STTA 371)
Look the problem in the eye (STTA 370)
Do what we can to help right in front of us (STTA 369)
We don't suffer because we have compassion (STTA 368)
Guilt is ridiculous! (STTA 367)
Just by existing, we harm others (STTA 366)
Compassion is based on wisdom (STTA 365)
We think our opinions are objective truth (STTA 364)
We need to validate ourselves, not depend on others for validation (STTA 363)
Sharing sounds nice but we can misuse it (STTA 362)
Consciously have positive thoughts (STTA 361)
Love is altruistic; attachment is self-centered (STTA 360)
It's good to see the problems in the world, but don't add anger on top (STTA 359)
Practice patience – look the ugly thing in the eye! (STTA 358)
Our thoughts produce us (STTA 357)
Being a Buddhist means changing the way we see things (STTA 356)
Learn to distinguish between virtues and delusions (STTA 355)
Disconnect between reality and perception (STTA 354)
Yearning to be seen and heard is the source of so much pain (STTA 353)
First control the body and speech, then the mind (STTA 352)
Putting things off just drags us down (STTA 351)
Everything exists on the tip of the wish (STTA 350)
We're not the handiwork of anyone but ourselves! (STTA 349)
Don't let people gaslight us! (STTA 348)
We're forever craving either nice feelings or being free of ugly feelings (STTA 347)
Recognize in yourself the negative you see in others (STTA 346)
We're constantly having opinions - so try to make them positive (STTA 345)
Catch yourself when you exaggerate your bad qualities (STTA 344)
Revealing Ancient Wisdom with San Qing (discussion)
Help our mind by saying positive words (STTA 343)
When you can't change the problem, change your interpretation of it (STTA 342)
Steady the mind by saying mantras on top of the crazy thoughts (STTA 341)
How things out there appear back to us is in the aspect of what's in our mind (STTA 340)
Sunny Jacobs: "Finally I realized I couldn't change anything, but they couldn't take my mind from me (STTA 339)
Guilt is anger against ourselves (STTA 338)
We can train our mind to have new thoughts, just as we can train our body to do new things (STTA 337)
Fulfillment comes from disciplining the senses, not feeding them (STTA 336)
Lamrim Overview - Express Meditation
Try to make others happy, but no need for guilt if they don't become happy (STTA 335)
Pleasure comes from sensory experiences, but not contentment (STTA 334)
Satisfaction can never come from sensory experiences; it has to be practiced by thoughts (STTA 333)
We're addicted to believing that our mind has nothing to do with our happiness & suffering (STTA 332)
Don't believe what attachment and aversion say (STTA 331)
We are created by our thoughts, literally (STTA 330)
What's Love Got To Do With It? (teaching)
Cognitive therapy, neuroplasticity, Buddha: same: they all say we can change our thoughts (STTA 329)
We cannot stand it when things change! (STTA 328)
We suffer so much because we assume things won't change (STTA 327)
To see our mind, start with learning to focus it (STTA 326)
Do what you really want: not what you think is expected of you (STTA 325)
What goes on in the mind is the main thing, not the external event (STTA 324)
Love and attachment are not the same (STTA 323)
How to Loosen the Grip of Ego Grasping by Understanding Dependent Arising (Part 2 of 2 teaching)
We're a work in progress (STTA 322)
We're lonely because we think we're not enough (STTA 321)
Consciously not putting things off uplifts us (STTA 320)
We ourselves produce the person we become (STTA 319)
Good enough, dear! (STTA 318)
Contentment comes from practicing thinking I'm content, not from sensory experiences (STTA 317)
How to Loosen the Grip of Ego Grasping by Understanding Dependent Arising (Part 1 of 2 teaching)
Make your internal commentary more positive (STTA 316)
Instead of despairing, do what you can to help others (STTA 315)
Hear the thoughts before they become feelings (STTA 314)
Give yourself physical space (STTA 313)
No point in saying anything if people don't want to listen (STTA 312)
Zip your lip today! (STTA 311)
Be strong in the face of problems. And be nice for Christmas! (STTA 310)
We don't need to solve everyone's problems (STTA 309)
Have the courage to define ourselves (STTA 308)
Have your viewpoint and let others have theirs (STTA 307)
Aversion and fear only make things worse so know they're not as bad as we think (STTA 306)
Distinguish between reasonable expectations and neurotic attachment ones (STTA 305)
We need to adjust to what's happening out there (STTA 304)
Try to see the good as well as the bad (STTA 303)
We need to know what we want (STTA 302)
Greet the problems! (STTA 301)
Keep ourselves steady in the face of problems (STTA 300)
Delight in our good qualities (STTA 299)
Storytelling and Q&A on Losar
Self-confidence is not arrogance (STTA 298)
Love and attachment are completely different (STTA 297)
Negative states of mind exaggerate things (STTA 296)
Control our speech for our own sake first, then to benefit others (STTA 295)
Our own speech impacts upon our own self (STTA 294)
First, control the speech, then the mind (STTA 293)
Everything we think and do and say produces the person we become (STTA 292)
Always aspire to do what is most beneficial (STTA 291)
It's the motivation that counts, not the action (STTA 290)
Why would we want to mold our mind into any shape we like? (STTA 289)
For worries and fears, learn to change the thoughts (STTA 288)
Don't put things off (STTA 287)
Come to our own conclusions about who we are, not other people's (STTA 286)
Use love from others to develop self-love (STTA 285)
Fulfillment doesn't come from sense objects (STTA 284)
Instead of being angry, say "What can I do to help?" (STTA 283)
Work on the thoughts before they become emotional (STTA 282)
Compassionate Activism (teaching)
Know our limits (STTA 281)
A book to read about how to meditate (STTA 280)
Don't be a doormat (STTA 279)
How to Let Go of Trauma (teaching)
Karma means you produce yourself (STTA 278)
We need others' approval because we don't have it for ourselves (STTA 277)
Why do we hunger to be liked? (STTA 276)
Be brave when things go wrong (STTA 275)
Self-compassion (STTA 274)
How to Deal with Procrastination (teaching)
Point out our good qualities (STTA 273)
We need to do the inner work before dealing with others (STTA 272)
How can you help others if you can't help yourself (STTA271)
Pay attention before thoughts rise to the surface as feelings (STTA 270)
When the world is too much for us (STTA 269)
Paths of Practice (discussion)
We need to become our own person (STTA 268)
Start by greeting the small problems (STTA 267)
The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind: Drawbacks of Samsara (teaching)
More about Attachment & Having an Open Heart - Lawudo Trek (Part 2 of 2)
Rejoicing (STTA 266)
Attachment & Training Ourselves to Have Happy Minds - Lawudo Trek
Staying steady no matter what happens (STTA 265)
Satisfaction is not a sensory experience it's a mental one (STTA 264)
Afternoon Questions & Teaching on Purification & Emptiness - Lawudo Trek
Attachment harms our ability to help (STTA 263)
Make a decision (STTA 262)
The mind is the main player (STTA 261)
The Types of Meditation (Express Meditation)
The outside world is secondary (STTA 260)
The irony of ego (STTA 259)
Our Thoughts Create Us (teaching)
Were all cut from the same cloth (STTA 258)
We have to be disciplined (STTA 257)
Were in charge (STTA 256)
Express Meditation
Kind people (STTA 255)
We have to know that we can change our mind (STTA 254)
Understanding Karma (Part 2 of 2 teaching)
Compassion is not enough (STTA 253)
We cant tell facts from fiction (STTA 252)
Understanding others (STTA 251)
Meditation on the Guru Buddha - Express Meditation
We need courage (STTA 250)
Observe the inside world (STTA 249)
Understanding Karma (Part 1 of 2 teaching)
We need to persevere (STTA 248)
Our minds are not set in stone (STTA 247)
How to help someone who is dying (STTA 246)
Recognizing the Central Fact of Equanimity - Express Meditation
Let's aspire to have confidence this year (STTA 245)
Habits (STTA 244)
Stress, Stress, Stress! (teaching)
An antidote to jealousy (STTA 243)
Steady yourself (STTA 242)
We're a work in progress (STTA 241)
The Four Opponent Powers - Lawudo Trek (teaching)
Help where you can (STTA 240)
What can I do to help (STTA 239)
How to Develop the Unparalleled Levels of Love & Compassion of the Bodhisattva (Part 3 of 3 teaching)
No matter how hard things get we can handle it (STTA 238)
Behave nicely (STTA 237)
Get out there and do something for others (STTA 236)
Happiness when the chocolate runs out. Happiness & Its Causes (teaching)
The primordial feeling of not being enough (STTA 235)
Putting things off (STTA 234)
How to Develop the Unparalleled Levels of Love & Compassion of the Bodhisattva (Part 2 of 3 teaching)
We can learn to have incredible control of our mind (STTA 233)
Taking responsibility (STTA 232)
Guilts one of the worst crimes against ourselves (STTA 231)
Lam Rim Overview - Express Meditation
What is guilt (STTA 230)
We can learn to become happy (STTA 229)
How to Develop the Unparalleled Levels of Love & Compassion of the Bodhisattva (Part 1 of 3 teaching)
Don't believe the story (STTA 228)
We can familiarize our mind with being content (STTA 227)
We all want to feel content (STTA 226)
Purifying Wind Meditation
Love and attachment (STTA 225)
We have the choice to think positive thoughts (STTA 224)
Teaching on Attachment & Emptiness
Learn to be in charge of your own mind (STTA 223)
We can become self-confident (STTA 222)
Emotional hunger (STTA 221)
Preparing for Death (teaching)
If you want to help yourself, practice compassion (STTA 220)
Positive thinking (STTA 219)
Confronting Death (teaching)
Doubt (STTA 218)
Compassion for ourselves (STTA 217)
Change your mind (STTA 216)
The Four Opponent Powers and Vajrasattva Meditation
Satisfaction (STTA 215)
We feel like were imprisoned by the outside world (STTA 214)
Stay Steady (teaching)
The mind is like a mirror (STTA 213)
Greeting the problem (STTA 212)
We conflate physical pain with anger (STTA 211)
Lama Tsongkhapa Meditation
A healthy way to think about death (STTA 210)
The lack of contentment with who we are (STTA 209)
Overcoming Clinging (teaching)
Impatience (STTA 208)
Patience is a brave attitude (STTA 207)
A healthy sense of self (STTA 206)
The feeling of a separate self (STTA 205)
The irony of ego (STTA 204)
How to Apply the Wisdom of Emptiness in Everyday Life (teaching)
We can't fix the world but we can do what we can (STTA 203)
Why do we suffer so terribly when we see suffering (STTA 202)
Changing our viewpoint (STTA 201)
Purification Practice (meditation)
Try to paint a new picture (STTA 200)
We want to be in charge of our lives (STTA 199)
Introduction to Tantra (Part 3 of 3 teaching)
We can reinterpret external events (STTA 198)
The contents of our mind (STTA 197)
We need to focus on what is going on in the mind (STTA 196)
Wise compassion (STTA 195)
Medicine Buddha Mantra & Practice (Meditation)
We harm others because we are freaking out (STTA 194)
There are different levels of suffering (STTA 193)
Introduction to Tantra (Part 2 of 3 teaching)
We grasp at things as permanent (STTA 192)
Death is a wake-up call (STTA 191)
We need a spiritual mentor (STTA 190)
Controlling our Thoughts Meditation
The mind has much subtler levels of cognition (STTA 189)
Make the most of this precious human life (STTA 188)
Introduction to Tantra (Part 1 or 3 teaching)
Uncontrolled behavior makes us miserable (STTA 187)
Living according to ethics (STTA 186)
Our need for approval is so strong (STTA 185)
Purifying our Speech Meditation
Reach out to others (STTA 184)
Chanting the Names of Manjushri (teaching)
Learn to be fulfilled within ourselves (STTA 183)
Loneliness (STTA 182)
Buddha is your best cognitive behavioral therapist (STTA 181)
We should learn to like problems like we like ice cream (Part 2 of 2 teaching)
Karma is self-creation (STTA 180)
Self-confidence and pride (STTA 179)
What is the Antidote to our Delusions? (Part 1 of 2 teaching)
We can change our attitude towards physical pain (STTA 178)
The best seeing is not seeing (STTA 177)
Do what you can right here right now (STTA 176)
Why should I change my mind (STTA 175)
What to do when we hear about terrible suffering (STTA 174)
Be Your Own Therapist (teaching)
If I can't change my mind who can (STTA 173)
Our compassion for others (STTA 172)
We can learn to change our mind (STTA 171)
Equanimity - Express Meditation
Learn not to suffocate our emotions (STTA 170)
Pay attention to the breath (STTA 169)
Be Your Own Therapist (teaching)
No matter how bad the outside world is we can navigate it (STTA 168)
More thoughts on self-compassion (STTA 167)
Self-compassion (STTA 166)
Tara Meditation - Express Meditation
The reality of impermanence (STTA 165)
Rewrite the scripts in our head (STTA 164)
The Six Perfections of the Bodhisattva (Part 2 of 2 teaching)
Learn to listen to the conceptual stories (STTA 163)
We only notice the mind when it gets to the level of the body (STTA 162)
We can have control over our response to the world (STTA 161)
Express Meditation with Ven. Robina Courtin
Our uncontrolled mind (STTA 160)
Zip the Lip! (STTA 159)
The Six Perfections of the Bodhisattva (Part 1 of 2 teaching)
Anger is not the same as finding fault (STTA 158)
We're a work in progress (STTA 157)
Putting things off (STTA 156)
Nine-Round Breathing - Express Meditation
We focus on the bad and not the good (STTA 155)
Karma (STTA 154)
How To Face Death Without Fear (teaching)
When you're with others, watch your behavior (STTA 153)
Patience is a courageous attitude (STTA 152)
We need to become familiar with our thoughts (STTA 151)
Pushing beyond our comfort zone (STTA 150)
We need to know what we want (STTA 149)
We have to welcome change (STTA 148)
The Eight Worldly Dharmas (Part 4 of 4 teaching)
The mind is like a mirror (STTA 147)
Our terror of losing things (STTA 145)
We have to learn to be content (STTA 144)
Tara - Questions & Meditation
More thoughts about speech (STTA 143)
We can't control our speech (STTA 142)
The Eight Worldly Dharmas (Part 3 or 4 teaching)
We need to choose external conditions that feed the right part of us (STTA 141)
Our attachment to make everything lovely (STTA 140)
Reaching out to others makes us buoyant (STTA 139)
How to cope with the crazy world (STTA 138)
We can be brave in the face of our problems (STTA 137)
If you want to make yourself happy be kind and loving (STTA 136)
The Eight Worldly Dharmas (Part 2 of 4 teaching)
Kindness (STTA 135)
This will happen to you (STTA 134)
Try putting mantras on top of your crazy thoughts (STTA 133)
Glance Meditation on the Lam Rim - Express Meditation
We're afraid to say no (STTA 132)
Compassion for the victims - and for those causing harm (STTA 131)
The Eight Worldly Dharmas (Part 1 of 4 teaching)
We can learn to ride the storm (STTA 130)
The wisdom wing and the compassion wing (STTA 129)
When we work on our minds we can handle anything (teaching)
The way the world appears to us is dependent upon what's in our mind (STTA 128)
Why do we hunger so badly to be liked (STTA 127)
Learn to be satisfied (STTA 126)
Express Meditation - Mahamudra Meditation
Everything comes from the mind (STTA 124)
The contents of our mind (STTA 122)
There's nothing wrong with wanting things (STTA 121)
See things from another point of view (STTA 120)
Attempt to be of benefit to the degree that you can (STTA 119)
We're all in the same boat (STTA 118)
A Bird Needs Two Wings: Wisdom and Compassion
Knowing what you want (STTA 117)
How to live in the world without losing your mind (STTA 116)
Change (STTA 115)
Creating Compassionate Culture (Part 1 of 2)
Creating Compassionate Culture (Part 2 of 2)
We need to argue with ourselves (STTA 114)
We're driven by the need to be seen as a good person (STTA 113)
Mahamudra: How to Discover Our True Nature (Part 3 of 3)
We can learn to be satisfied (STTA 112)
Dissatisfaction (STTA 111)
How to deal with trauma (STTA 110)
When the dramas start (STTA 109)
The best seeing is not seeing (STTA 108)
We can learn to have new thoughts (STTA 107)
Mahamudra: How to Discover Our True Nature (Part 2 of 3)
How to manage all the suffering on the planet (STTA 106)
Listen to the conceptual stories (STTA 105)
We always need to have an opinion (STTA 104)
Enthusiasm (STTA 103)
Notice your thoughts before they rumble to the surface (STTA 102)
The kind friend in our head (STTA 101)
We deny reality (STTA 100)
Mahamudra: How to Discover Our True Nature (Part 1 of 3)
Discovering Buddhism: Samsara and Nirvana
Buddha Is A Cognitive Therapist (STTA 99)
Fearless Compassion (Part 2 of 2)
Fearless Compassion (Part 1 of 2)
Overcoming Attachment (Part 2 of 2)
Overcoming Attachment (Part 1 of 2)
You Are Your Own Worst Enemy (STTA 98)
Addiction (STTA 97)
How To Navigate This Crazy World (STTA 96)
Compassion Is Not Enough (STTA 95)
We Always Find Fault (STTA 94)
What is Christmas? (STTA 93)
Om Mani Padme Hum (STTA 92)
Is All Suffering Bad? (STTA 91)
Anger and Compassion (STTA 90)
The Source Of Sanity (STTA 89)
Enjoy Being The Boss! (STTA 88)
Impermanence (STTA 87)
Worrying About The Future (STTA 86)
Thanksgiving (STTA 85)
When You've Been Hurt By Somebody (STTA 84)
Programming Our Mind (STTA 83)
Old Age (STTA 82)
Grief and Loss (STTA 81)
Karma Is Like Self-Creation (STTA 80)
Understanding Dependent Arising, the Best Method for Realizing Emptiness (Part 2 of 2)
Understanding Dependent Arising, the Best Method for Realizing Emptiness (Part 1)
Forgive Yourself (STTA 79)
What Is A Happy Mind? (STTA 78)
Guilt (STTA 77)
We Don't Have To Have An Opinion (STTA 76)
The Wish To Go Beyond Yourself (STTA 75)
All Things Love and Relationships (Part 2 of 2)
All Things Mind and Consciousness (Part 1 of 2)
Paying Our Debts (STTA 74)
Generosity (STTA 73)
Find The External Conditions That Nourish The Better Part Of Yourself (STTA 72)
You've Got To Know What You Can Handle (STTA 71)
Your Mind Is A Mirror (STTA 70)
Buddha's Approach On Changing Your Mind
Buddha Nature And Your Mind's Potential
Everything is a Viewpoint (Part 1 of 2)
Everything Is A Viewpoint (Part 2 of 2)
When We Know The Benefit, We Want To Make The Effort (STTA 69)
Greet The Problem (STTA 68)
Control Your Speech (STTA 67)
Compassion For Others, Compassion For Ourselves (STTA 66)
Attachment (Oct 18, 2020)
When Things Go Well, We Can't Stand That It Might Change (STTA 65)
When We See Suffering, It Drags Us Down (STTA 64)
Watching Your Mind
Things Change (STTA 63)
Medicine Buddha Mantra For Suffering People Everywhere (STTA 62)
When We Don't Get Approval, We Assume We're A Failure (STTA 61)
Happiness, The recipe (STTA 60)
Happiness (STTA 59)
What Is Activism? (STTA 58)
How Can We Make Other People Less Lonely? (STTA 57)
The Antidotes To Loneliness (STTA 56)
Loneliness 2 (STTA 55)
Loneliness 1 (STTA 54)
Everything's Impermanent (STTA 53)
Compassion With Strength And Iron (STTA 52)
We're A Work Progress (STTA 51)
Remember To Offer (STTA 50)
Our Mind Is Naturally Pure (STTA 49)
The Wisdom Wing And The Compassion Wing (STTA 48)
Karma Is Self-Creation (STTA 47)
Things Are Not Set In Stone (STTA 46)
Don't Put Things Off (STTA 45)
The Mind Functions Like a Mirror (STTA 44)
Divine Pride (STTA 43)
Always Aspire to do What's Most Beneficial (STTA 42)
We've Got to Learn to be Content (STTA 41)
What is Meditation? (STTA 40)
When We Understand Our Own Mind We Can Have Compassion for Others (STTA 39)
Anxiety (STTA 38)
We're Not Stuck With the Mind We're Born With (STTA 37)
Patience (STTA 36)
We Need to Rejoice in Our Good Qualities (STTA 35)
Perseverance (STTA 34)
When We Live in Denial There is More Fear (STTA 33)
The Mantra of Tara (STTA 32)
Medicine Buddha Mantra (STTA 31)
Never Give Up (STTA 30)
Death Is A Powerful Wake-up Call (STTA 29)
If You Work On Your Own Mind, You Become More Courageous (STTA 28)
The Difference Between Attachment and Love (STTA 26)
If You Want to Benefit Yourself and Others, Practice Compassion (STTA 27)
Be Your Own Therapist (May 3, 2021)
Controlling Our Thoughts / Medicine Buddha
We've Got To Have The Courage To Become Our Own Person (STTA 25)
It's Good To See The Fault, But Learn Not To Add Anger (STTA 24)
Low Self-Esteem (STTA 23)
Learn To See What's Going On In The Thoughts That Underpin Our Emotions (STTA 22)
We Can Mould Our Mind Into Any Shape We Like (STTA 21)
Form and Emptiness
If Someone Steals From You, Decide You've Given It (STTA 20)
Compassion (STTA 19)
The Bird Needs Two Wings: Wisdom And Compassion (STTA 18)
Start Believing The Good Voices (STTA 17)
We Need To Own Our Amazing Qualities (STTA 16)
Four Mantras (STTA 15)
We Have The Potential To Control Our Thoughts (STTA 14)
Try To See Something From Another Point Of View (STTA 13)
We Need To Taste Our Own Potential (STTA 12)
The Dirt Has To Come Out (STTA 11)
Express Meditation - Concentration
Express Meditation - Green Tara
If we can own what is in front of us, we can be much more courageous (STTA 10)
Have the courage to do what is most beneficial (STTA 9)
You can't change the action, but you can purify the results (STTA 8)
The difference between guilt and regret (STTA 7)
Changing the stories in our head (STTA 6)
Express Meditation - Finding the I Meditation
Be Your Own Therapist (Jun 6, 2021)
See it from another point of view (STTA 5)
Thank you for showing me how not to be (STTA 4)
Mantras Benefit You and Benefit Others (STTA 3)
Giving up attachment and aversion (STTA 2)
Everybody in the universe is kind (STTA 1)
Getting a Grip on Our Actions
Developing a Heart of Compassion
Concentration Requires Technique
Getting Rid of Negative Karma
Source of Samsara and Nirvana
Getting Ready for 'Thought Transformation'
The Very Heart of Suffering
Compassion Needs Wisdom
A quick look at the Two Truths
Internal and external energy
Start with Your Own Suffering - Be Your Own Therapist series
Be Your Own Therapist (Oct 11, 2020) - Personal Power
Be Your Own Therapist (Oct 11, 2020) - Calm Abiding
Be Your Own Therapist (Oct 11, 2020) - Mahamudra
The Path to Wisdom
Four Noble Truths
Medicine Buddha Meditation
What We Perceive
Does rapid change always bring suffering?
What about emptiness?
Subatomic (Dependent Arising is in the Details)
Anger: Friend or Foe?
Disturbing Emotions
Anger and Political Activism
How to Understand Suffering
Concentration – A Practice of Mental Attention
Grow Your Own Virtue
How Karma Works