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.
Try A Little Kindness
Watch Venerable Thubten Chodron’s recent talk on what compassion is and what it isn’t for the Vibe with Venerables series by Buddhism.net.
Ethics in the Modern World
Kindness in practice
How might we respond with kindness towards others no matter…
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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables
Cultivating loving-kindness
Intro to the four immeasurable thoughts and teaching on loving-kindness.
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Cultivating Healthy Relationships
Kindness in times of disagreement
Recognizing our interdependence makes it easy to practice kindness in…
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Love and Self-esteem
Seeing kindness everywhere
By recognizing the kindness all around us we will open…
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Love and Self-esteem
Live each day with loving-kindness
Practical tips on how to bring loving-kindness into our daily…
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Monastic Life
Being mindful of the kindness of others
Being aware of the kindness of others inspires us to…
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Cultivating Compassion
Venerable Thubten Chodron Try a little kindness
Why true compassion is based on equanimity and how to…
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Stages of the Path
Venerable Sangye Khadro Divisions of joyous effort
The benefits of generating the three types of joyous effort.
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Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher
Guided by wise teachers
Venerable Chodron reflects on the influence of her teachers and…
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Volume 7 Searching for the Self
The middle way view
Analyzing the body and mind to find the self and…
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Stages of the Path
Patience with suffering and certainty in Dharma
Accepting suffering and bringing it into the path.
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Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Avoiding the two extremes
A teaching on how the Middle Way avoids the two…
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Working with Anger
The Alternative of fortitude
Fortitude allows us to remain calm in the face of…
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Working with Anger
Meditation on the disadvantages of anger
Reflection on how anger affects the body, mind and those…
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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
Meditating on the body and skeleton
Explaining how one can meditate on the foulness of the…
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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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