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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The Possibility of Change

Watch Venerable Thubten Chodron’s talk about having the courage to transform our minds for this month’s Sharing the Dharma Day at Sravasti Abbey.

Basically, when we're angry we see the situation as 'I'm right and you're wrong.' And the solution is that you should change. We never question that maybe the problem is inside us.”
We often feel that we're just angry people and always will be. But none of us came out of the womb angry. We don't have fixed personalities; we're all compilations of different traits.”
We make our own prison by how we think. We play out the image we have of ourselves again and again. We limit ourselves by thinking this is all we can be, and we give up on ourselves. ”

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Buddhist Worldview

The benefits of change

Impermanence gives us the opportunity to work with our minds…

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Group photo of retreatants from the Shantideva Meditation Center talk standing with Abbey nuns.. Buddhist Worldview

Changing our minds and emotional habits

How ignorance projects a mode of existence onto things that…

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Books

“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Thought...

Commentary on "The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation". How to…

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Thought transformation: Changing perspective when pr...

How thought transformation practices can be used to transform problems…

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On Working with Afflictions

Invasive weeds of the mind

Venerable Dekyi compares working in the Abbey's gardens to cultivating…

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Book cover of "Vajrayana and the Culmination of the Path"

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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Book cover of Guided Buddhist Meditations

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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Book cover of Pearl of Wisdom I

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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