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Meditation on working with an unhelpful friend
A guided meditation on changing counterproductive mental habits.
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Confession prayer part 3
The conclusion of a multi-part teaching on the General Confession Prayer.
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The mind’s potential in the Pali tradition
Starting Chapter 13, "Buddha Nature", covering the potential of the mind from the section, "The…
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Faith and virtue
The different types of faith, five types of virtue, and Tsongkhapa’s secret advice.
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Seven-limb Prayer
Purifying and creating positive potential prepare our minds to grow in wisdom and understanding.
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Ordination for women across traditions part 2
Q&A about Venerable Chodron's experience as a woman in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition continues.
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Ordination for women across traditions part 1
Q&A about Venerable Chodron's experience as a woman in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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Advice for a non-Buddhist friend
Venerable Thubten Chodron offers advice on preparing for death.
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Disrespecting parents, spiritual mentors, & spi...
More on Ashvagosha’s General Confession.
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The purity of emptiness
Explaining the emptiness of afflictive mind and the emptiness of purified mind, reviewing the section,…
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