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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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Happy Vesak Day!

Young practitioners from Singapore Buddhist Mission are celebrating Vesak Day with the Serene Scents Project, a project pairing scented candles with guided meditations on each of the four immeasurables. Listen to Venerable Thubten Chodron’s guided meditation on equanimity for this project.

When we examine our feelings for friends, enemies and strangers, we see that it all comes down to how they treat me: the center of the universe.”
We're evaluating everybody based on I, me, my and mine, and our categories for people change based on how they treat us. Is that a fair evaluation?”
What's the use of dividing people into friends, enemies and strangers? Why not have an open-hearted attitude that cares about everybody instead?”

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch. Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Vesak verse: Bodhicitta on Vesak day

Celebrating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing into parinirvana with…

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Vesak and the Buddha’s life

The story behind Vesak, the holiest day of the year…

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Statute of a buddha and a candle light shining in front of the buddha. Bodhisattva Path

Buddha’s life and Mahayana

Reflecting on Buddha's life on Vesak Day. Qualities of a…

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Wooden Kuan Yin Statue Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2018

Immeasurable equanimity

The importance of the four immeasurables and an in-depth look…

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Venerable Sangye Khadro smiling while teaching in front of a thangka. Buddhist Meditation 101

Meditation 101: Equanimity meditation

Two guided meditations. A meditation on getting in touch with…

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Rice in different colors on a table. By Prison Volunteers

Practicing the six perfections

Members of a Buddhist group in Spokane, Washington, practice the…

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Latest Posts

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

Stages of the Path

The benefits of generosity

What to cultivate and avoid in practicing generosity.

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Equanimity meditation with commentary

Examining our attitudes toward others to develop equanimity.

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Stages of the Path

The nature of generosity

How to generate generosity in one's mind. The subdivisions of…

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Students' Insights

We are the same

After arriving in India at the beginning of the year,…

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Stages of the Path

The six perfections comprise the entire Mahayana

How the six perfections encompass all the Mahayana practices.

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The Six Perfections

The perfection of joyous effort

How to build a strong foundation for our spiritual practice…

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The Six Perfections

Identifying our buttons

Learning to work with our sensitivities and the power of…

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The Six Perfections

Working with suffering

Why fortitude is important and how to work with being…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Review of the value and intent of monastic life

Reviewing the value and intent of monastic life, from Chapter…

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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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