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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Cultivating Compassion
Compassion for peace in schools
How schoolteachers can bring compassion into the classroom.
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Library of Wisdom and Compassion
The path of wisdom and compassion
How to use the mind training teachings to transform our…
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Stages of the Path
Compassion, extraordinary attitude, & bodhicitta
Steps 5 - 7 of the 7-point cause and effect…
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An Open-Hearted Life
Fear of compassion
How it takes time to form trusting relationships with others…
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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023
The psychology of true self-compassion
The effects of compassion on the brain, how mindful and…
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An Open-Hearted Life
Compassion gone awry
How compassion without wisdom and a good motivation can go…
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Stages of the Path
Venerable Sangye Khadro The perfection of meditative stabilization
Overview of the perfection of concentration.
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The Six Perfections
Venerable Thubten Chodron Boundless joy
How jealousy prevents us from developing joy and what we…
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Stages of the Path
Three types of discouragement
Overcoming three types of discouragement and practicing the four powers.
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A Nun's Life
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Lucia Damerino Light: On Spiritual Women
Spotlight on the life and aspirations of a Buddhist nun,…
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Working with Anger
Is anger useful?
Investigating claims that anger is useful or necessary.
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Working with Anger
Meditation on the benefits of fortitude
Guided analytical meditation looking at the advantages of patience.
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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
Five faults eight antidotes
Explaining the last three of the five faults and eight…
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Stages of the Path
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of the perfection of ethics
Practicing the three types of ethics.
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Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Emptiness and partless particles
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains how realizing emptiness clears away fear…
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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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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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Buddhism for Beginners
An accessible and engaging introduction to some of the most commonly asked questions about the es...
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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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Pearl of Wisdom, Book II
An inspiring resource for students who have already entered into the practice of Tibetan Buddhism...
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Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature
Volume 3 of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion addresses the unsatisfactory nature of samsara, ...
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Awaken Every Day
An instant dose of everyday wisdom, these insightful reflections help us understand our minds, ou...
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Open Heart, Clear Mind: Study Guide
A complementary resource to Venerable Chodron’s book, Open Heart, Clear Mind, this study gu...
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