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Venerable Thubten Chodron

Pioneering American Buddhist teacher and founder of Sravasti Abbey, co-author of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion book series with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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Keeping a Warm, Compassionate Mind

Watch Venerable Thubten Chodron’s recent Dharma talk and guided meditation on how to work with those who provoke our anger, especially political figures and world leaders.

Sentient beings spend their whole lives trying to stay alive and get pleasure, and it goes like this from one life to the next. And these are the same sentient beings who've been kind to us.”
We have to transform our minds in order to help other beings on the path. It's easy to fall into that attitude of 'Oh, these people,' but compassion is the only way to view them—and all of us.”
There are small things we can do to emphasize the importance of ethical conduct. If we can encourage people to be aware of their behavior, we've done something meaningful with our lives.”

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Dealing with difficult people

We can change our way of relating to people we…

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Helping the Dying and Deceased

“She Carries Me” : A song for difficult ...

A song of compassion and wisdom to transform difficult times.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Compassion for difficult people

A review looking at selected verses to develop compassion for…

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Working with Emotions

Helping angry people

We cannot control other people; we can only accept where…

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Love and Self-esteem

A zillion reasons to love sentient beings

Exploring the advantages of loving-kindness and how to develop this…

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A man sitting on a high chair at a corner of the room, apearing to be in agony and looking at the window Prison Dharma

Incarcerated people transform adversity into the path

Grant funding enables Sravasti Abbey to teach thought-training to incarcerated…

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Latest Posts

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

A Nun's Life

Light: On Spiritual Women

Spotlight on the life and aspirations of a Buddhist nun,…

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Stages of the Path

Review of the perfection of ethics

Practicing the three types of ethics.

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Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Emptiness and partless particles

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains how realizing emptiness clears away fear…

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Stages of the Path

The divisions of laziness

Three types of laziness and their antidotes.

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Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Refuting modes of existence

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues through verses 57-69 which refute certain…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

First two of Maitreya’s five faults

Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight…

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Cultivating Compassion

Try a little kindness

Why true compassion is based on equanimity and how to…

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Stages of the Path

Divisions of joyous effort

The benefits of generating the three types of joyous effort.

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Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Examining cause and effect

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on the lack of inherent existence…

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Book cover of "Vajrayana and the Culmination of the Path"

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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Book cover of Pearl of Wisdom II

Pearl of Wisdom, Book II

An inspiring resource for students who have already entered into the practice of Tibetan Buddhism...

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Book cover of Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

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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