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Caring for our only home
It is important to care for the environment we live in, not only for our own benefit but also for the benefit of all beings.
Sravasti Abbey talks about the COVID-19 pandemic
A continuing series of Bodhisattva Breakfast Corner talks focusing on how to practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New! “Awaken Every Day”
Excerpts from the book Awaken Every Day: 365 Buddhist Reflections to Invite Mindfulness and Joy
Getting started
A quick guide to getting started with using ThubtenChodron.org.
How to act when afflictions arise
Seeking power in effective ways Decreasing attachment to social life and meaningless activities Analyzing our mind before speaking or acting Working with mental
The value of monastic life and communities in the 21st century
In modern Western society, monastics support their communities in part by acting as the conscience of society, causing us to examine our everyday behaviors.
Living a happy life: Covid or not
How we can use the pandemic experience in a positive way, to change, develop talents, renew relationships and become more connected to others.
Awareness of our body and speech
Covering Verses 5.34-45, discussing how we can use mindfulness and introspection to assess how we move through space and impact others with our body and speech
Recollecting the Buddha
Covering Verses 31-35 of Chapter 5, discussing how mindfulness and introspection arise, and how to use them to monitor our actions of body, speech and mind
El poder de nuestras palabras
Cómo crear armonía y felicidad con nuestras palabras.
Guarding the mind
Covering Verses 19-30 of Chapter 5, discussing the reasons we must guard our mind and how the mental factors of mindfulness and introspective awareness help us
Listening to my body
Personal health issues can increase awareness of our interdependence with others.
Life after the pandemic: It depends on us
A look at the effects of the pandemic on individuals and society, how people have responded, changed and grown in beneficial ways.
Researching the bhikshuni lineage
Can the bhikshuni ordination be traced back to the time of the Buddha? Venerable bhikshuni Sangye Khado traces the history of the lineage.