audio
Audio recordings of teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron and others.
Latest Posts
View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.
Taking and giving
The taking and giving meditation, or tonglen, reverses our usual attitude of placing ourselves first…
View PostExchanging self and others
When we learn to place others' happiness above our own, we start to destroy the…
View PostDisintegratedness of actions and rebirth
How karmic seeds and the disintegratedness of actions go from one life to the next…
View PostThe advantages of cherishing others
Our own enlightenment is dependent on each and every sentient being. When we abandon the…
View PostThe disadvantages of self-centeredness
The self-centered mind is one of the chief obstacles to our attaining liberation and enlightenment.
View PostEqualizing self and others
The second method of generating bodhicitta, called equalizing and exchanging self and others, is discussed.
View PostThe great resolve and bodhicitta
The decision we make in our Dharma practice to benefit all sentient beings is a…
View PostGreat compassion
Just as love is the thought that we want all beings to have happiness, so…
View PostHeart-warming love
It is possible to see all beings, whether they are friends, enemies, or strangers, as…
View PostThree thoughts to generate on waking up
Generating the bodhicitta motivation to lead our mind in a virtuous direction
View PostThe benefits of love
Developing love in our minds brings benefits, as outlined in Nagarjuna's book The Precious Garland,…
View Post