Blog

Latest Posts

View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.

Mind and Awareness

Wrong consciousness

Importance of hearing, thinking, and meditating to eliminate grasping at true existence to progress on…

View Post
Essential Spiritual Advice

How to listen to the Dharma

What the right attitudes are when listening to the Dharma and questions that will set…

View Post
A recovery medallion.
Working with Emotions

The 12 steps of Co-Dependents Anonymous

Practicing the 12 steps of Co-Dependents Anonymous with a Buddhist approach.

View Post
Forgiveness

The true meaning of forgiveness

Clarifying the meaning of forgiveness and how it allows us to cultivate compassion in difficult…

View Post
Mind and Awareness

Doubt

Teachings on the consciousness of the mind that triggers doubt.

View Post
Working with Emotions

Conventional and ultimate recovery

Therapy, as in a 12-step program, can bring about conventional healing, while Dharma practice brings…

View Post
Working with Emotions

Visualization and purification

We need a combination of the awakening activities of the Buddhas and our own effort…

View Post
Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Is what we think true?

Debating with our crazy minds and an explanation of the use of syllogisms.

View Post