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.

The Four Close Placements of Mindfulness
Watch the first in a series of four talks on “A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness” by Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen. Venerable Thubten Chodron also gave an in-depth commentary on this text from 2011–12. Watch those teachings here.
Learn more about Sravasti Abbey’s Winter Retreat from Afar on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness here.
Featured Teachings
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Introduction to the four establishments of mindfulness
The purpose of practicing the four establishments of mindfulness, how…
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12 ways to apply compassion
A discussion of ways to apply compassion to improve areas…
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Apologizing and forgiving
How to engage in apologizing and forgiving as part of…
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No more whining
Complaining doesn't change an unpleasant situation: it only causes more…
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Chinese New Year Tsog motivation
A brief motivation given before a ceremony on Chinese New…
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Motivation and meditation
The importance of motivation and the purpose and practice of…
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Buddhahood depends on sentient beings
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how…
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Review of Chapter Six: Verses 43-44
How to counter attachment to the body by cultivating mindfulness…
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Review of Chapter Six: Verses 40-42
Why being angry at others is inappropriate, because they are…
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The Buddha’s omniscient mind
Continuing the review of the Chapter 12, "The Mind and…
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Review of Chapter Six: Verses 36-40
Developing fortitude in the face of harm and hardship using…
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The four maras
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its…
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Venerable Thubten Losang
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Review of Chapter Six: Verses 22-34
How anger arises due to causes and conditions, and how…
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Afflictions are weak
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "Mind and Its Potential",…
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Healing from The heart
The restorative justice movement shows it's possible to let go…
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Lama TsongKhapa Day talk
Celebrating Lama Tsongkhapa Day by taking inspiration from his life…
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Books
Learn more about Buddhist books written and edited by Venerable Thubten Chodron.

Realizing the Profound View
This 8th volume in The Library of Wisdom and Compassion series, the second of three focusing on e...
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Searching for the Self
Volume 7 of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion explores emptiness and leads us to delve deeply ...
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Courageous Compassion
The 6th book in the multi-volume collection and the 2nd devoted to compassion. Courageous Compass...
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How to Free Your Mind
If you are curious about Buddhist deities, in particular female Buddhas, if you want to learn abo...
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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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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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Guided Buddhist Meditations
This invaluable resource provides Dharma practitioners with clear explanations of the stages of t...
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