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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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Working with Anger

Watch Venerable Thubten Chodron’s 4-part teaching on Working with Anger for the Institu Vajra Yogini in which she discusses how we can let go of our anger and transform our minds.

Anger is unrealistic, and if we look in our own lives, getting angry doesn't remedy situations.”
Attributing a situation entirely to another person gets us stuck because we can't change them.”
Conflicts arise when we go into situations with assumptions and expectations but no clarification.”

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Green Tara

Healing anger with Tara

The second of two online talks given to the Rainbow…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Compassionate communication

How to bring compassion to our communication and how to…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Our supreme teachers

The danger in having unrealistic expectations of others, and how…

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Buddhist Worldview

Do I really want to change?

Real change requires effort, not just an intellectual understanding of…

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Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro

Love without expectations

How our expectations of others prevent us from loving them…

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Cover of the book 'Healing Anger' by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Transforming War and Terrorism

Healing anger in times of conflict

A commentary on Healing Anger by His Holiness the Dalai…

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Latest Posts

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

Stages of the Path

Training in method and wisdom

Why buddhahood requires training in both method and wisdom.

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Ethics in the Modern World

Cultivating inner peace

How transforming our mind enables us to create peace in…

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Working with Anger

Anger, imputations and assumptions

We impute meaning on things and expect others to agree…

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Working with Anger

Anger and the self-centered mind

How to oppose the self-centered mind and more techniques for…

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Working with Anger

Contemplating the faults of anger

Two faults of anger to contemplate and why Buddhahood depends…

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Working with Anger

Anger and attachment are equally unhelpful

How anger and attachment cause us to exaggerate and project…

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Mind training in adverse circumstances

How to apply the Dharma to turn your mind when…

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On Refuge and Bodhicitta

Dharma medicine for these times

Cultivating compassion in politically turbulent times.

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Stages of the Path

Four virtuous practices

Practices that prevent bodhicitta from degenerating in future lives.

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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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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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Pearl of Wisdom, Book I

A compilation of prayers and practices commonly taught to people beginning to study and practice ...

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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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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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