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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.

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Cultivating Inner Peace

Watch Venerable Thubten Chodron’s recent talk for the Centre Gendundrupa in Switzerland on how to have a peaceful mind in turbulent times.

We give others power to tell us who we are and whether we have value. We need to learn to evaluate ourselves correctly instead.”
It's a fact that things change. We can't control other people or this world. Sometimes we can't even control our own mouths!”
Unhappy people do harmful things because they are suffering. They should be the objects of our compassion, not our anger.”

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Venerable Chodron walking outside with Abbey guest, Tanya. Dharma in Daily Life

Living on automatic versus living from our heart

Taking the time to reflect on what it means to…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Being an example of peace

How the preconceptions in our own minds make us unpeaceful,…

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Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Peace practices: Changing the world from the inside out

Creating a peaceful society starts with changing our own heart…

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Engaged Buddhism

Cultivating peace from the inside out

How to generate sustainable compassion for social engagement.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Being responsible for our emotions

When disturbing emotions arise we have a choice. The Buddhist…

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3 statue of women raising up their hands offering food Prayers and Practices

Verses for various occasions

Several short verses to motivate our daily activities.

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Latest Posts

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

Students' Insights

We are the same

After arriving in India at the beginning of the year,…

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Stages of the Path

The six perfections comprise the entire Mahayana

How the six perfections encompass all the Mahayana practices.

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Stages of the Path

The six perfections

The purpose and function of the six perfections.

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Living a Meaningful Life

Letting go of worldly concerns

How to overcome grasping at worldly concerns to find true…

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Working with Anger

Mind, emotion, and anger

The Buddhist perspective on anger.

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Working with Anger

Guided meditation on examining anger

Meditation on examining the experience of anger and how it…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Review of the benefits of monastic precepts

Reviewing the second half of Chapter 4, covering benefits of…

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Stages of the Path

Training in method and wisdom

Why buddhahood requires training in both method and wisdom.

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Ethics in the Modern World

Cultivating inner peace

How transforming our mind enables us to create peace in…

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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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Book cover of Pearl of Wisdom II

Pearl of Wisdom, Book II

An inspiring resource for students who have already entered into the practice of Tibetan Buddhism...

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Book cover of Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

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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