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Venerable Thubten Chodron

Pioneering American Buddhist teacher and founder of Sravasti Abbey, co-author of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion book series with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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The Boundless Heart

Watch Venerable Thubten Chodron’s recent talk exploring how the four immeasurable qualities transform the way we relate to ourselves and others.

We can learn a lot from how the Buddha handled different situations. He didn't say, 'You guys are all wrong.' He would engage in conversations and let them ask questions. And he would ask questions in return.”

From a Buddhist perspective, owning a lot of land or having a lot of things doesn't make someone great. Being noble isn't about the circumstances that you were born into; it's about what's going on in your heart.”

Even though we are Dharma practitioners, we still have the eight worldly concerns. We may consider ourselves to be spiritual people, but if we're honest, what's going on inside our mind may not be spiritual.”

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Chapter 3: The Pali view of the noble eightfold path

Ethical trainings, mindfulness, and the three higher trainings.

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Overview of the Buddhist path

The Buddhist path and the types of spiritual happiness we…

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Pali tradition and noble path

The 16 aspects of the four noble truths in the…

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Key lamrim topics

An introduction to topics covered in this text plus the…

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The noble search

A realistic view of monastic life; commentaries on sutras. How…

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Creating our world: Dependent arising

An explanation of rebirth through dependent arising, based on commentaries…

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Meaning of the words convention and truth

Explanation of the different meanings of conventional truth.

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How the buddha taught the dharma

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe describes the different ways in which the…

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The boundless heart

The four immeasurable qualities and the benefits of cultivating them.

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Mindfulness of breathing

Concluding an overview of mindfulness of the body and explaining…

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The purpose of dividing the two truths

How the two truths are one entity but different isolates.

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Bodhisattvas are born from the universal vehicle

A teaching on how the universal vehicle scriptures should be…

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Mindfulness of the body

Reviewing the four mindfulnesses in general, and then explaining the…

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Summary of Chapter 24 and the two truths

Summary of the selflessness of phenomena.

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Go for great happiness; don’t attach to small happin...

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe describes the wisdom of enduring small sufferings…

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Buddhism for Beginners

An accessible and engaging introduction to some of the most commonly asked questions about the es...

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Guided Buddhist Meditations

This invaluable resource provides Dharma practitioners with clear explanations of the stages of t...

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Working with Anger

A variety of Buddhist methods for subduing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by worki...

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Driving the Dharma Home

Just as a driver’s manual steers us to travel safely, “Driving the Dharma Home”...

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The Key of Compassion by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. A row of gray prison cells with golden flowers blooming through the bars of one cell.

The Key of Compassion

Evidence of the power of compassion in the lives of incarcerated people, from the experience of t...

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Pearl of Wisdom, Book I

A compilation of prayers and practices commonly taught to people beginning to study and practice ...

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Awakening the Kind Heart

Consideration for others helps make our relationships and interactions with others more satisfyin...

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Appearing and Empty

In this third and final volume on emptiness, the authors impart the Prasangika view of the ultima...

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Vajrayana and the Culmination of the Path

The final volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Vener...

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