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Buddha statue in front of trees in the autumn turning yellow and orange.
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

37 Practices: Verses 1-3

When we realize the value of a precious human life we will feel like a…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 1

Review of the first five of the ten non-virtuous pathways: killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying,…

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Venerable Chodron and Venerable Samten sitting with a group of inmates in the Medan prison chapel.
By Prison Volunteers

Connecting with incarcerated women in Indonesia

Reflections on a visit together with Venerable Thubten Chodron to a women's prison in Indonesia.

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Heart made of rocks.
Healing Anger

Transforming anger into compassion

Anger isn't subdued by rearranging the world and the beings in it, but through internal…

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Contentment and Happiness

The Buddhist approach to happiness

Living life with the view that my happiness is most important actually leads to unhappiness.…

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Thangka image of Drakpa Gyaltsen.
Parting from the Four Clingings

Parting from the Four Clingings

Verses describing what to practice and what to abandon along the path to awakening.

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Cover of Don't Believe Everything You Think.
Books

Living with wisdom and compassion

A study guide for the book "Don’t Believe Everything You Think."

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Meditation and review on equanimity

Two meditations to develop equanimity, an attitude of equal care and concern for all sentient…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Precious Garland review: Characteristics of karma

With an understanding of the four general characteristics of karma we will see the importance…

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Cover of book 'An open-hearted life'.
Cultivating Compassion

Cultivating love and kindness

A talk on working with disturbing emotions based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life."

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Preview of newspaper article featuring Ven. Damcho.
A Nun's Life

The call of monasticism

An interview with Venerable Thubten Damcho by "The Straits Times" on how she came to…

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