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Venerable Thubten Chodron

Pioneering American Buddhist teacher and founder of Sravasti Abbey, co-author of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion book series with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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The 2026 Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering

Explore reflections from this special meeting of monastic minds, where monks and nuns from different Buddhist traditions shared their experiences and insights.

This year's Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering was held at Sravasti Abbey with over 30 guest monastics as well as four participants from the Abbey.”

We are so happy to have the Buddha Hall, which enabled us to share this special meeting of monastic minds; we're thankful for everyone who made it possible.”

This special gathering of monastics enables us to learn about each other's teachings, practices, and monastic discipline in an atmosphere of mutual respect.”

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Monastic mind motivation

An explanation of the monastic mind motivation prayer and how…

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The Buddha’s five recollections

Responding to loss and working with the Buddha's five contemplations.

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Buddhist Monastic Experience

How Tibetan Buddhism can help modern people live ethically and…

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Advice to Sravasti Abbey’s Monastic Community

In an environment like this, which is so conducive to…

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The joy of monastic discipline

Explaining the beautiful prayer on monastic discipline written by His…

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Challenges for Western monastics

Explaining how the Tibetan monasteries function and describing the challenges…

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Keep up with recent teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics.

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The 2026 Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering

Revival and proceedings of the Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering at…

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Review: Selflessness of mine and like an illusion

What it means to grasp at an inherently existent mine.

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Questions on rebirth

Exploring Buddhist perspectives on karma, rebirth, and future lives.

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16 attributes of the four truths

Exploring how the four truths illuminate the path to liberation.

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Mindfulness of the five hindrances

Describing the four-step process for contemplating mindfulness of phenomena in…

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The Buddhist view of self

Exploring how wisdom challenges our mistaken understanding of the self.

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Refuge and bodhicitta

Leading an extensive motivation on about rooting ourselves in refuge…

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The number of truths is definitely two

Why there are only two truths, conventional and ultimate.

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Questions on understanding Buddhist teachings

Exploring challenging topics through the lens of Buddhist thought.

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Learn more about Buddhist books written and edited by Venerable Thubten Chodron as well as other Sravasti Abbey teachers.

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Open Heart, Clear Mind

A practical introduction to the application of Buddhist psychology to modern life in order to bet...

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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path

Deepen your meditation by diving into the lamrim—the stages of the path to enlightenment. This bo...

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Refuge Resource Book

A collection of articles compiled by Venerable Thubten Chodron as a resource for preparing to tak...

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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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The Key of Compassion by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. A row of gray prison cells with golden flowers blooming through the bars of one cell.

The Key of Compassion

Evidence of the power of compassion in the lives of incarcerated people, from the experience of t...

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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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All-Embracing Good

Discover a path of universal compassion that transcends self-interest and embraces all beings thr...

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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Volume 2 of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion describes the bedrock of Buddhist practice — ess...

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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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