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Two women give each other a high five while offering service at Sravasti Abbey.
Family and Friends

Relating to others in the community

Summary of how our mind works and importance of cultivating good qualities to interact with…

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Bleeding heart flowers in the Sravasti Abbey garden.
Chenrezig

Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 4-5

Looking into our hearts, seeing that we all want happiness and we do not want…

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Bleeding heart flowers in the Sravasti Abbey garden.
Chenrezig

Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 1-3

Seeing others as karmic bubbles in order to loosen our rigid conception of them.

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Contentment and Happiness

Buddhism and consumerism

A talk on how consumerism affects society and its impact on Buddhism in America.

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Venerable Chodron being interviewed by MORE Magazine.
Living with Impermanence

To go one’s own way

"I've never wanted to get old and look back on my life with regret." Venerable…

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Bleeding heart flowers in the Sravasti Abbey garden.
Chenrezig

Chenrezig retreat discussion: Part 2

A discussion on the many aspects of karma; purifying negative actions through four opponent powers.

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Bleeding heart flowers in the Sravasti Abbey garden.
Chenrezig

Chenrezig retreat discussion: Part 1

Being kind and skillful yet incredibly firm. Being an effective, capable human being, not a…

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Bleeding heart flowers in the Sravasti Abbey garden.
Chenrezig

Introduction to Chenrezig practice

An overview of the practice of Chenrezig, explaining the meaning and purpose of visualization and…

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Cultivating Compassion

Curing our self-centeredness

Compassion can serve as a powerful antidote to our self-preoccupation and free us from our…

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Venerable Chodron was invited to give a talk to the nuns of Jangchub Choeling Nunnery.
Tibetan Tradition

Present status of bhikshuni ordination

Concerns within the sangha regarding giving bhikshuni ordination are addressed by the findings of recent…

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Wheel of Life
Essence of Refined Gold

How rebirth works

The benefit of contemplating the possibility of rebirth in the lower realms and how our…

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