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Venerable Thubten Chodron Does everyone need to become a monk or nun?
Venerable Thubten Chodron discusses the benefits of a monastic life.
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Tibetan Buddhism and other Buddhist traditions
Part of a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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What is Western Buddhism?
Venerable Thubten Chodron examines whether there is such a thing as Western Buddhism.
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What is culture, what is Dharma?
In this interview, Venerable Thubten Chodron examines issues that come up with secular Buddhism.
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Real life or online?
Part of a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron: The benefits and drawbacks of…
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Study Buddhism: Introduction
The first in a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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Establishing compassionate habits
As with learning any new skill or habit, it takes purposeful effort to establish compassionate…
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Overview of the Buddhist worldview
An outline of the Buddhist worldview. How Buddhism regards the mind, the self, the concept…
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Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 1-2
Commentary on verses 1-2 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Geshe Langri Tangpa.
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Review of consequences
Reviewing the chapter on consequences, and beginning the chapter on "Procedures in Debate."
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Incarcerated people A fight on the yard
An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.
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