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Buddhist Worldview

The seven jewels of the aryas: Learning in Tibetan M...

The study programs in the Tibetan monasteries, which is very different from learning programs in…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Manjushri, the special deity of debate

Teaching on Chapter 18, 'Manjushri, the special deity of debate', and beginning of teaching on…

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Buddhist Worldview

The seven jewels of the aryas: Learning

Learning, the fourth jewel of the aryas, and how to best learn the Dharma.

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Silhouette of hand reaching out toward the sun.
On Cultivating Wisdom

Selflessness keeps you out of SHU

From a teaching by Venerable Chodron, an incarcerated person learns to train consistently to deal…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The three baskets

Finishing Chapter 4 by describing the differences in content of the three baskets, or tripitaka,…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The clap!

Teaching on Chapter 17: The Clap! which details the symbolism behind the dramatic physical form…

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Venerable Chodron standing with monastics and lay people at Shide Nunnery.
Western Monastics

Interview with Shide Nunnery

An interview with Venerable Chodron with nuns from Shide Nunnery in Germany about the mindful…

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Buddhist Worldview

The seven jewels of the aryas: Material generosity

The benefits of material generosity, one of the different kinds of generosity referred to by…

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