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.
Politics, Power, and Peace
Is it possible to take an ethical stand on issues and disagree with people while remaining harmonious and open-hearted? Is anger ever justified for countering injustice? Are Buddhism and politics even compatible? Listen and reflect as Venerable Chodron speaks to these questions with advice as beneficial today as it was in 2020.
Featured Teachings
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Cultivating emotional balance
Learning to handle our emotions instead of being under their…
View postBodhisattva versus white supremacist
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Charlottesville protest rally.
View postThe root affliction of anger
Venerable Sangye Khadro continues teaching on the first root affliction…
View postParamita of fortitude
Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of fortitude.
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Assembly of the Immeasurable Life Tathāgata
The Sūtra of the Great Accumulation of Treasures Fascicles 17…
View PostHow to purify bad actions by means of the four powers
Explanation of the four powers of purification.
View PostTrauma and recovery
Have you heard of the A.C.E.(Adverse Childhood Experience) questionnaire, which…
View PostEight fully ripened excellent qualities
How we can create the causes for beneficial qualities in…
View PostDon’t Believe Everything You Think
How to overcome unrealistic expectations, projections, and habitual patterns.
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Books
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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...
View DetailsGuided Buddhist Meditations
This invaluable resource provides Dharma practitioners with clear explanations of the stages of t...
View DetailsIn Praise of Great Compassion
Volume 5 of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion takes us beyond our present situation and guides...
View DetailsBuddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions
This unique text maps out the convergence and divergence of the two major Buddhist movements—the ...
View DetailsWorking with Anger
A variety of Buddhist methods for subduing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by worki...
View Details365 Gems of Wisdom
Reflections by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics to guide us in settin...
View DetailsBuddhism for Beginners
An accessible and engaging introduction to some of the most commonly asked questions about the es...
View DetailsPearl of Wisdom, Book I
A compilation of prayers and practices commonly taught to people beginning to study and practice ...
View DetailsApproaching 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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