Search results for “"Cheri"

Statue of Kuan Yin.
Bodhisattva Path

Taking and giving

How to practice tonglen, the taking-and-giving meditation.

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Venerable Lamsel smiling and talking to a friend.
A Nun's Life

The power of an idea

Halfway around the world from the Abbey, the idea that people are living an alternative…

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Venerable Chodron and other Abbey monastics sitting on meditation cushions and reading a text.
Monastic Life

Why monastics matter in the modern world

Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how the role of monastics today is not much different than…

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Someone holding another person's hand in supportive gesture.
Dealing with Grief

Comfort for the grieving

Venerable Chonyi examines some of the ways a friend can be of help when a…

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Venerable meditating during a teaching at KSMPKS.
Amitabha

Connecting with Amitabha Buddha

The Amitabha Buddha practice and what a pure land is. The benefits and the causes…

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Venerable teaching in front of a large crowd at Nalanda Buddhist Centre.
Don't Believe Everything You Think

The path to awakening: An overview

An overview of the path to awakening highlighting important points. How the lamrim system provides…

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Venerable teaching in front of a large crowd at Nalanda Buddhist Centre.
Don't Believe Everything You Think

Heart advice for dealing with difficulties

How to apply the mind training teachings in a practical way to transform adverse circumstances…

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Meditative stability

Teaching on the conditions and objects of focus for engaging in the far-reaching practice of…

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Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher

What it means to see the guru as the Buddha

More about why we can get confused with Tantra teachings and teachers and loose faith.

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Responding to Prejudice

We all can overcome our wrong views

A story of a man who used to be a white supremacist and transformed his…

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Study Buddhist Treatises Podcast

Chapter 5: Verses 488-491

Teaching on the last section of this text, 'Closing Words of Advice.' Explanation of four…

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