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.
The Value of the Monastic Community
Venerable Chodron returns to teaching Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps after concluding the 2024-25 Asia Teaching Tour. Join us live on Fridays at 5 p.m. PST. If you need to catch up on past teachings, you’ll find them archived with the live teaching link.
Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
The existence of the Three Jewels
Explaining the reasons for taking refuge, mind's potential and existence…
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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
Three Jewels of the Vajra vehicle
Finishing the section of Final and Provisional Refuges, and explaining…
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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
Qualities of Buddha’s body, speech and mind
Explaining the qualities of Buddha's body, speech and mind, and…
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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
Formally taking refuge
Explaining the section on formally taking refuge, and covering how…
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Full Ordination for Nuns
Researching the bhikshuni lineage
Can the bhikshuni ordination be traced back to the time…
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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
The sixteen aspects of the four truths
How the sixteen aspects of the four truths contradict the…
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Dharma in Daily Life
Venerable Thubten Chodron Living in the modern world with love and compassion,...
Compassion has the aspect of allaying suffering as it's characteristic.
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Dharma in Daily Life
Living in the modern world with love and compassion,...
Applying the Buddhist teachings on love in our modern life.
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Stages of the Path
Venerable Sangye Khadro Compassion, extraordinary attitude, & bodhicitta
Steps 5 - 7 of the 7-point cause and effect…
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Stages of the Path
Repaying kindness & cultivating love
Steps 3 and 4 of the 7-point cause and effect…
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Cultivating Compassion
Courageous Compassion
One of the teachings that sparked my interest when I…
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Stages of the Path
Recognizing our mothers and their kindness
First two steps in the 7-point cause and effect method…
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Cultivating Compassion
Homage to great compassion
Explanation of Chandrakirti's verses on great compassion.
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Contentment and Happiness
Competition vs. contentment: Dialogue with Buddhist ...
Finding contentment and purpose by contributing to others.
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Middle Way Philosophy
“Sutta on a Lump of Foam”
Discourse on the deceptive appearance of the 5 aggregates.
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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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