Blog
Latest Posts
View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.
Venerable Thubten Chodron Panic fear, wisdom fear, and the adrenaline rush
Discussion with retreatants on the proper way to use the death meditation, the I that…
View Post
Peeling away the view of permanence
Even though we die and are reborn so often, we think the experiences of this…
View Post
Preciousness of the opportunity for retreat
The incredible rarity of meeting the Mahayana teachings and being able to do retreat.
View Post
Incarcerated people Inspiring story
Importance of understanding karma, taking personal responsibility and transforming oneself based on practice.
View Post
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Making progress towards the development of bhikshuni...
Highlights the progress made within nunneries and seminaries for advancement of bhikshunis and geshe-mas.
View Post
Profound view
How wisdom and compassion support each other. Ten ways to practice mindfulness of emptiness. When…
View Post
The self as a merely labeled phenomenon
Why understanding dependent arising precedes the realization of emptiness. The meaning of being merely labeled.…
View Post
Ways in which we apprehend phenomena
What does it mean when we say that things, including the self, exist in dependence…
View Post
Progressing from wrong conceptions to correct view
How to use your meditation to move through the various stages of realizing emptiness, the…
View Post
Negating inherent existence
The three levels of selflessness. Conventional and ultimate truths. The three levels of dependent arising.
View Post
Cultivating the correct view
The importance of meditating on emptiness. How ignorance leads to suffering and wisdom eliminates suffering.…
View Post