Blog

Latest Posts

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

A single white turkey on a tree with pink flowers.
Responding to Prejudice

Look into your own mind

We should be careful when we want to judge others—especially based on religious views—and look…

View Post
Working with Emotions

Intolerance: Look Into Your Own Mind

We must overcome our own habits of intolerance and prejudice before we can help others.

View Post
A single white turkey on a tree with pink flowers.
Responding to Prejudice

Hate is not conquered by hate

When we see a fault in others we should turn the mirror on ourselves, and…

View Post
The text of the Four Noble Truths written on a paper
Exploring Monastic Life 2010

Motivation in a monastic environment

Examining the kind of mind that we want to cultivate when living a monastic way…

View Post
A joyful group photo of Exploring Monastic Life 2010.
Exploring Monastic Life 2010

Living in a monastic environment

Opening the 2010 Exploring Monastic Life program with a talk on the practical aspects of…

View Post
Colorful statue of Maitreya against blue sky in Ladakh.
A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness

A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness

Gyalwa Chokyi Gyaltsen describes the necessary factors to analyze the mind and describes the meditation…

View Post
Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Complaining: a favorite pastime

Complaining causes disharmony with others and serves no positive purpose. The difference between complaining and…

View Post
Seven-point Mind Training

Review: Ignorance and tenet systems

A review of the section on cultivating the awakening mind, including what ignorance is, avoiding…

View Post
Seven-point Mind Training

Review: Cultivating conventional bodhicitta

A review of transforming adverse circumstances into the path, the five forces, and the measure…

View Post