Blog
Latest Posts
View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.
![Close up on a bright yellow sunflower.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sunflower-Closeup.jpg)
Thanks for the Dharma Dispatch
A letter of thanks for the latest edition of Dharma Dispatch, a newsletter the Abbey…
View Post![Orange sunset reflected in rippling water.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/water-3711257_1920-pixabay-494x315.jpg)
Reflection on life
An incarcerated person reflects on the causes and conditions that have affected his life.
View Post![](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/applying-buddhist-logic-in-medit-494x315.jpg)
Applying Buddhist logic in meditation
Why Buddhist meditation and logic are important for Western students who are interested in practicing…
View Post![](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/review-of-tenets-and-buddha-natu-480x315.jpg)
Review of tenets and buddha nature
Reviewing two types of buddha nature and their relationship to the buddha bodies, from Chapter…
View Post![](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/are-sentient-beings-already-budd-494x315.jpg)
Are sentient beings already Buddhas?
Explaining whether sentient beings are already buddhas and covering the buddha nature according to tantra,…
View Post![](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/illusion-or-illusion-like-494x315.jpg)
Illusion or illusion like
The difference between being an actual illusion, and illusion-like.
View Post![Venerable Chodron teaching in a crowded room of students.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2022Dec-IMG_5439-494x315.jpg)
Asia Teaching Tour 2023
In-person teachings in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan.
View Post![](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/transforming-and-naturally-abidi-494x315.jpg)
Transforming and naturally abiding Buddha nature
Explaining the meaning of naturally abiding buddha nature and transforming buddha nature, from the section…
View Post![](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/debating-impermanence-494x315.jpg)
Debating impermanence
Commentary to verses 6-8 of Chapter 9, "Wisdom," of Shantideva's "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds."
View Post