Apr 19, 2015

Latest Posts

View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.

Don't Believe Everything You Think

Who am I?

Investigating the superficial way that our self and things appear to exist to arrive at…

View Post
Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds

Working with difficult situations

The fortitude of being indifferent to harm. Verses 35-51 of Chapter 6 of Shantideva's "Engaging…

View Post
Placeholder Image
Deity Meditation

Meditation on the Buddha in Spanish

Introduction Introduction in Spanish (download) Meditation on the Buddha Meditation on the Buddha in Spanish…

View Post
Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds

Understanding anger

The fortitude of practicing the Dharma. Verses 22-34 of Chapter 6 of Shantideva's "Engaging in…

View Post
Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds

Antidotes to anger

How to use our understanding of karma to work with the angry mind. Verses 16-21…

View Post
Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Meditation on the initial scope of the lamrim

A guided meditation combining all the meditations of the initial level practitioner with each topic…

View Post
Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds

Working with anger, developing fortitude

Defining anger and its disadvantages. Commentary on Verses 1-7 of Shantideva's "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's…

View Post
Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 12: Quiz review part 1

Review and discussion of questions on refuting wrong views. The first part of the review…

View Post
Man standing on dock of lake.
Dealing with Grief

Living with loss

Change is the reality of our existence but we are shocked when it happens. Examining…

View Post
Venerable Thubten Chodron offers the book to His Holiness backstage at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Understanding Buddhist traditions

Looking at the similarities and differences between traditions eliminates misconceptions and allows us to learn…

View Post
A Nun's Life

Cultivating compassion

How Venerable Thubten Chodron came to choose the Buddhist path, and the reasons for cultivating…

View Post