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Venerable Thubten Chodron

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

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A Balanced Mind in an Election

If you’re having trouble maintaining equanimity during this political election it can be a precious opportunity to transform adversity into the path to awakening. Tune in as Venerable Chodron gives timeless Dharma advice on maintaining a balanced mind during and after an election.

I think it’s actually a very profound practice to keep a mind of equanimity in an election year.”

There's already so much anger and hatred in this country that they don't need mine in addition.”

I stay as positive as I can and influence the people that I can influence to also have a virtuous mind.”

I can't control the country or the world but what I can do in my own little sphere is act with a kind heart.”

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Responding to the election results

Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential…

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Two girls walking down a path, one with her arm around the other.

Meditations on kindness, gratitude and love

Learning to love and cherish others, even those who really…

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How to think about the election

Venerable Thubten Chodron continues to discuss the election and how…

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Verse 15-3: Giving up everything for others

Having the enthusiasm and noble aspiration to give with joy…

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Problems and unpleasant experiences

The Buddhist explanation of unpleasant experiences and techniques to transform…

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Loving kindness and compassion in daily life

The meaning of loving kindness and compassion, and how we…

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Latest Posts

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How karma is accumulated

Identifying karma that is accumulated and how you die and…

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Faults of the mental afflictions

The five types of afflictive views and the faults of…

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How a Tibetan Buddhist nun works with her anger

Venerable Chodron is interviewed on anger and its antidotes.

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Identifying attachment

Review of the lamrim outline and examining attachment and its…

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Harmonizing criminal defendants’ imbalanced si...

An interview with a defense lawyer about Buddhism and inmates.

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Twelve ways to apply compassion in society

How to apply compassion to improve areas of common concern…

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Meditation on equanimity and compassion

A guided meditation to develop compassion for everyone.

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The sufferings of the three upper realms

How suffering manifests in the upper realms of rebirth.

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Bodhisattva’s refuge and ethical conduct

Explaining a bodhisattva’s refuge, from Chapter 3 and giving an…

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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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Book cover of In Praise of Great Compassion

In Praise of Great Compassion

Volume 5 of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion takes us beyond our present situation and guides...

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

This unique text maps out the convergence and divergence of the two major Buddhist movements—the ...

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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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365 Gems of Wisdom

Reflections by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics to guide us in settin...

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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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Approaching the Buddhist Path: Study Guide

Approaching the Buddhist Path, Volume 1 in The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, introduces us to...

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