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.

Open Heart, Clear Mind
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Featured Teachings
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Asia Teaching Tour 2023
In-person teachings in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan.
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The far-reaching attitude of equanimity
The importance of rejoicing in the success of others, and…
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Perfection of generosity: Non-material giving
Three types of offering non-material generosity, by reverence, protection, and…
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Cultivating loving-kindness
Practical ways to cultivate kindness towards ourselves and others in…
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When compassion arises
A talk about what compassion is, where the word comes…
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Hearing, thinking, and meditating
Teaching on a text that was written in response to…
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Meditation on compassion as the antidote to the crit...
A guided meditation on replacing a judgmental attitude with compassion.
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Compassion as the antidote to the critical, judgment...
Using compassion to counteract a judgemental attitude.
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Transforming anxiety and depression
A Buddhist approach to anxiety and depression.
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Rejuvenate your life
How the Buddha’s teachings can help us have a happy…
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From TikTok to Dharma talk
A look at the role of social media from a…
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How to free your mind: The Tara sadhana and countera...
Using antidotes to counteract the eight inner dangers.
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How to see yourself as you really are
How to loosen concrete ideas of our own and other…
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Strengthening and maintaining mental well-being—the ...
Keeping mentally healthy from a Buddhist perspective.
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Books
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Appearing and Empty
In this third and final volume on emptiness, the authors impart the Prasangika view of the ultima...
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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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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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365 Gems of Wisdom
Reflections by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics to guide us in settin...
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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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Open Heart, Clear Mind
A practical introduction to the application of Buddhist psychology to modern life in order to bet...
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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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Guided Buddhist Meditations
This invaluable resource provides Dharma practitioners with clear explanations of the stages of t...
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Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness
A book enjoyable and beneficial for all ages, Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness has much to...
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