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.
Harmonizing Disharmony
When a criminal defense attorney and Venerable Chodron sit down to talk, the conversation is sure to be thought-provoking. Listen here to a recent podcast covering a broad range of topics including what we can learn about harmonizing disharmony in the criminal justice system.
Dharma in Daily Life
Living in harmony with one another
Identifying the cause of our disharmony with others and ourselves…
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Living in Community
Six harmonies in a sangha community
Practical guidelines for setting up and living in a Dharma…
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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters
Antidotes to the judgmental mind
How the development of integrity is strengthened and enhanced by…
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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta
Verse 15-1: Plunging into cyclic existence
Bodhisattvas work for their enlightenment for the benefit of others…
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Stages of the Path
Introduction to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
The importance of learning the Four Establishments, an overview of…
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Middle Way Philosophy
Discussion: Emptiness, ignorance, and mental states
Geshe Dadul Namgyal takes questions on emptiness and dependent arising,…
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Stages of the Path
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Identifying attachment
Review of the lamrim outline and examining attachment and its…
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Prison Dharma
Venerable Thubten Chodron Harmonizing criminal defendants’ imbalanced si...
An interview with a defense lawyer about Buddhism and inmates.
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Stages of the Path
Venerable Sangye Khadro The sufferings of the three upper realms
How suffering manifests in the upper realms of rebirth.
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Stages of the Path
The five appropriated aggregates are suffering
Examining suffering to develop disenchantment with samsara.
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By Prison Volunteers
Venerable Thubten Lamsel Worthwhile people
In the Beginning Buddhism class in Spokane, Abbey monastics are…
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Stages of the Path
The eight types of suffering
The fine points of the first seven types of suffering.
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An Open-Hearted Life
Bringing compassion into every moment
Practical ways to bring compassion into everyday life.
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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables
Meditation on how compassion changes us
Guided contemplation on how compassion has changed our life and…
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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
Guidelines for each of the Three Jewels
Describing the guidelines for each of the Three Jewels and…
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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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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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