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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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Ten Questions for Venerable Thubten Chodron

Watch this series of ten short teachings, each exploring a question about practicing the Dharma in a chaotic world.

Be kind to the person in front of your nose. 'All sentient beings' doesn't start with somebody 15 universes away; it starts with people we interact with every day.”

You can change, and the proof is that you are changing every moment. We are impermanent phenomena produced by ever changing causes and conditions.”

The term 'self-cherishing' makes people think they can't take care of themselves. But it's self-centeredness—focusing only on ourselves—that's the real problem.”

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Why do I protect myself and not others?

Using reasoning to move beyond the self-centered attitude and care…

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It’s time to change your mind

Mind transformation as the essence of Buddhism, the Four Immeasurables,…

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Genuine self-confidence

Self-confidence is the opposite of self-centeredness. As women, we should…

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End-of-life care

How can we approach the difficult process of making end-of-life…

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Seasons change

The seasons change, a vivid example of impermanence. Calling a…

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Venerable Chodron sitting in front of a large Buddha statue while teaching to a group of students.

Practicing the Dharma in difficult times

How to take the difficulties that are part of life…

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Keep up with recent teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics.

Bodily formation and four postures

Continuing with the practice of breathing meditation, specifically Calming the…

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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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Book cover of Buddhism for Beginners

Buddhism for Beginners

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

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Book cover of Guided Buddhist Meditations

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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Book cover of "Vajrayana and the Culmination of the Path"

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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