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Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Aggression, arrogance and grudges

How to work with our dominating, aggressive side that wants to get what we want…

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: Helpful and unhelpful friends

Responses to questions and commentary on verses about spiritual friends.

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Pink clouds against a blue sky.
On Self-Worth

Gratitude for the Dharma

A. L. reflects on how prison has afforded her time to reflect on her spiritual…

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Gold colored sunset behind silhouette of trees.
Prison Poetry

Gathas for daily life

An incarcerated person is inspired by the writing of Thich Nhat Hanh.

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Hazy mountains behind a line of trees.
On Cultivating Wisdom

Dealing with difficult changes

A woman in prison uses a mind training prompt to deal with a difficult situation.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: The importance of motivation

The mental nonvirtues of coveting, malice, and wrong views.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: Karmic consequences of the ten nonvirtues

Why we should avoid engaging in killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: Serving others instead of exploiting them

How to overcome miserliness and being mistreated by others.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: The four characteristics of karma

More about the characteristics of karma and how to overcome mental suffering.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: A short overview of the Buddhist worldview

Introduction to the Buddhist worldview and "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons."

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A large group of Tibetan monastics gathered together.
Western Monastics

Establishing the sangha in the West

Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Declaring my faults & praising others

Commentary on thought transformation verses that explain how to exchange self and others.

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