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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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Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Explore Venerable Thubten Chodron’s newly published 5-part series on Volume 3 of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion.

When we take refuge we're being very clear about our spiritual goals and why we're following this path. And we recognize that it's up to us to do the practice.”

Our dear friends the self-grasping ignorance and the self-centered mind have been around since beginningless time. They won't leave without putting up a good fight.”

We're stuck on the merry-go-round of samsara. When we realize it's endless, we start looking for help to get off. And that's the function of the wisdom realizing emptiness.”

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True duhkha

Teaching from Chapter 1, covering "The Nature of Each Truth”…

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Key lamrim topics

An introduction to topics covered in this text plus the…

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How feelings create duhkha

Becoming aware of how our lives revolve around feelings of…

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The foundations of mindfulness

An introduction to mindfulness and a review of concepts that…

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Stop being a jerk

Exploring the three higher trainings and their role in our…

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Life worth living

Exploring what it means to live a good life from…

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

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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Venerable Sangye Khadro teaches from the book Working with Anger.

Coping with criticism

How receiving criticism can be used for spiritual growth.

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Venerable Thubten Damcho smiling as she introduces the meditation topic.

Meditation on transforming anger into compassion

Guided meditation on changing how we relate to difficulties.

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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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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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