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 Possibility of Change
Watch Venerable Thubten Chodron’s talk about having the courage to transform our minds for this month’s Sharing the Dharma Day at Sravasti Abbey.
Featured Teachings
Check out highlights from Venerable Thubten Chodron's extensive teaching archive.
The benefits of change
Impermanence gives us the opportunity to work with our minds…
View postChanging how we view ourselves and others
Taking a more compete view of others by changing our…
View postChanging our minds and emotional habits
How ignorance projects a mode of existence onto things that…
View post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Thought...
Commentary on "The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation". How to…
View postThought transformation: Changing perspective when pr...
How thought transformation practices can be used to transform problems…
View postInvasive weeds of the mind
Venerable Dekyi compares working in the Abbey's gardens to cultivating…
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Keep up with recent teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics.
Education in compassion and peace
I am glad to learn that the Federal University of…
View PostThe possibility of change
We can change because we don't have a fixed personality.
View PostMeditation on how anger distorts our perception of o...
Meditation on how anger affects our view of others.
View PostThe benefits of generosity
What to cultivate and avoid in practicing generosity.
View PostEquanimity meditation with commentary
Examining our attitudes toward others to develop equanimity.
View PostThe nature of generosity
How to generate generosity in one's mind. The subdivisions of…
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Shanti
- Apr 28, 2025
We are the same
After arriving in India at the beginning of the year,…
View PostThe power of the bodhisattva path
The importance of bodhicitta and two methods for developing it.
View PostThe six perfections comprise the entire Mahayana
How the six perfections encompass all the Mahayana practices.
View PostUpcoming Live Teachings
Follow Venerable Thubten Chodron's teachings at Sravasti Abbey, online, and worldwide.
- May 23, 2025 3:00 pm
Good Karma – Memorial Day Weekend Retreat 2025
- May 23, 2025 6:00 pm
Online: Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
- May 30, 2025 6:00 pm
Online: Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
- Jun 6, 2025 6:00 pm
Online: Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
- Jun 7, 2025 5:00 pm
Online: Searching for Self: How We Perceive Our World with Ven. Thubten Chodron
- Jun 13, 2025 6:00 pm
Online: Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
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 DetailsWorking with Anger
A variety of Buddhist methods for subduing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by worki...
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 DetailsPearl of Wisdom, Book II
An inspiring resource for students who have already entered into the practice of Tibetan Buddhism...
View DetailsSamsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature
Volume 3 of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion addresses the unsatisfactory nature of samsara, ...
View DetailsAwaken Every Day
An instant dose of everyday wisdom, these insightful reflections help us understand our minds, ou...
View DetailsOpen Heart, Clear Mind: Study Guide
A complementary resource to Venerable Chodron’s book, Open Heart, Clear Mind, this study gu...
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