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.
Introduction to the taking and giving meditation
Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches on overcoming the self-centered thought, which is an obstacle to meditating on taking on the suffering of others and giving them our happiness.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005-06
What to do after retreat
Advice on how to take what was learned during retreat…
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Healing Anger
Working with anger
Practical advice on working with anger in personal relationships and…
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Buddhist Worldview
100,000 Bows Toward Full Awakening
A wide-ranging Q&A session on spiritual practice with two monks…
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Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher
Saying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to choose and rely on a spiritual mentor and…
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On Overcoming Anger
Reflections on anger
Stories from incarcerated people about their struggles with anger and…
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An Open-Hearted Life
Being responsible for our emotions
When disturbing emotions arise we have a choice. The Buddhist…
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The Six Perfections
Bodhicitta: The jewel of the mind
The many praises given to bodhicitta in Buddhist scriptures.
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Cultivating Compassion
Venerable Thubten Chodron Introduction to the taking and giving meditation
Overcoming self-centredness, a major obstacle to doing the taking and…
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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey
Exchanging our bodies with others
The reasoning for exchanging self and others.
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Science and Buddhism
Contestable times
A conversation on the nature of time with a theoretical…
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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey
A bodhisattva’s humility
Commentary to verses on developing a bodhisattva’s joy and humility…
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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature
Geshe Dadul Namgyal Reflection on cultivating excellent qualities
Leading a discussion on points 1-3 in the reflection at…
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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey
No real owner of suffering
Commentary on verses about the equality of one’s own and…
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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature
Excellent qualities can be enhanced
Explaining how it is possible to cultivate the mind’s excellent…
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Cultivating Compassion
Compassion in action: a life of service
Reflections on being part of the first generation of Western…
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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey
Why do I protect myself and not others?
Using reasoning to move beyond the self-centered attitude and care…
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365 Gems of Wisdom
Reflections by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics to guide us in settin...
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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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Working with Anger
A variety of Buddhist methods for subduing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by worki...
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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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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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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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