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
Check out highlights from Venerable Thubten Chodron's extensive teaching archive.
A balanced mind in an election year
Cultivating equanimity towards people whose political views we disagree with.
View postCombating anxiety with a meditative mind
Ways that Buddhist practices of love and compassion for others…
View postVerse 15-2: Three kinds of bodhisattvas
Explaining the three kinds of bodhisattvas to generate bodhicitta. With…
View postSkillfully dealing with problems
Traditional ways to deal with problems skillfully and four good…
View postParamita of fortitude
Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of fortitude.
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How a Tibetan Buddhist nun works with her anger
Venerable Chodron is interviewed on anger and its antidotes.
View PostHarmonizing criminal defendants’ imbalanced si...
An interview with a defense lawyer about Buddhism and inmates.
View PostTwelve ways to apply compassion in society
How to apply compassion to improve areas of common concern…
View PostMeditation on equanimity and compassion
A guided meditation to develop compassion for everyone.
View PostThe sufferings of the three upper realms
How suffering manifests in the upper realms of rebirth.
View PostThe five appropriated aggregates are suffering
Examining suffering to develop disenchantment with samsara.
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Books
Learn more about Buddhist books written and edited by Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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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