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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Compassion and Ethical Living
Living ethically is an expression of our compassion for others, and it enables us to feel good about ourselves. In this talk for Sharing the Dharma Day Venerable Thubten Chodron discusses how shifting our perspective can help us to create good relationships and answers questions about how to make sound ethical decisions in a complicated world.
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Ethical conduct and karma
How our behavior has effects for ourselves and others. Collective…
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Questions and answers on ethical conduct
Answers to questions on ethical conduct and Buddhism.
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Great compassion and nondual awareness
The three causes of bodhisattvas and nuances of the realization…
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Verse 10-3: Meditating on emptiness
The various levels of subduing the afflictions, from avoiding the…
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Receiving an initiation
What does it mean to receive a tantric initiation? Types…
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Paramita of ethical conduct
Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of ethical…
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Covetousness and malice
The four aspects of harsh speech, idle talk, covetousness, and…
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Creating our world: dependent arising
An explanation of rebirth through dependent arising, based on commentaries…
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Three Jewels of the Vajra vehicle
Finishing the section of Final and Provisional Refuges, and explaining…
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Sexual misconduct, lying, and divisive speech
The four aspects of sexual misconduct, lying and divisive speech.
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Cultivating the wasteland
At this year’s Triple Platform Ordination at Taiping Foen Temple…
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Final and provisional refuges
Describing the difference between the Three Jewels and the objects…
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The four aspects of killing and stealing
What comprises a complete path of action of killing and…
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Eight excellent qualities of sangha jewel
Explaining the eight qualities of sangha jewel found in Maitreya’s…
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Books
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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions
This unique text maps out the convergence and divergence of the two major Buddhist movements—the ...
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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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Appearing and Empty
In this third and final volume on emptiness, the authors impart the Prasangika view of the ultima...
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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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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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Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness
A book enjoyable and beneficial for all ages, Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness has much to...
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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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Pearl of Wisdom, Book I
A compilation of prayers and practices commonly taught to people beginning to study and practice ...
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