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New! “The Compassionate Kitchen”
How eating and activities related to it—preparing food, offering and consuming it, and cleaning up—can wake us up and increase our kindness and care for others.
Getting started
A quick guide to getting started with using ThubtenChodron.org.
The warrior of dawn
The student tries paths of light and of darkness before discovering the middle way.
Review of the nature of mind
Venerable Thubten Jigme leads a review on the nature of mind and leads meditations on its conventional and ultimate nature.
Ethical ways to meet our needs
There are many ways that we can meet our needs in this life. Some are more in accord with the Dharma than others.
Review of internal matter and consciousness
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the sections in Chapter 10 on Internal Matter, Consciousness, Mental Consciousness and Sense Consciousnesses.
Overcoming jealousy
How jealousy causes emotional pain and problems in relationships. Applying antidotes to overcome jealousy and rejoice the good fortune of others.
Working with anger in daily life
Recognizing the harmfulness of anger. Training the mind to see situations in a different way to work with anger. Using antidotes to work with criticism.
“Good Karma”: The ethical dimension of our actions
When we understand karma we understand the importance of setting our motivation and making thoughtful decisions.
The power of compassion in a chaotic world
By cultivating broad-minded compassion we can react in a compassionate way to other living beings in everyday situations.
Religion in the modern world
Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads an interactive review of pages 11-15 of “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”
The past and future of the bhikshuni sangha in the West
The role of the sangha in preserving and spreading the Dharma. The relationship of the monastic and lay communities. The vision for the Abbey’s future.
