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Venerable Thubten Chodron Building a strong foundation in the Dharma
Understanding the three principal aspects of the path will provide a solid foundation in the…
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Generating renunciation
Renunciation is one of the milestones to awakening. The measure of having produced the mind…
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Overview of the stages of the path
The conclusion of the teaching series with a broad overview of all the stages of…
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To be enjoyed and loved by sentient beings
Commentary on verses from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King that were recommended…
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Long gestation, happy delivery
The Abbey celebrates the arrival of Venerable Thubten Chodron's new book, "Buddhism: One Teacher, Many…
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Preliminaries to meditation
Introduction to the series and text. How to set up a daily meditation practice. The…
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Developing calm abiding
How keeping precepts helps one's meditation practice and helps in living a happier life.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Purifying non-virtue: Coveting
An in-depth look at the non-virtue of coveting; what lies behind it and its karmic…
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Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vow 18 and auxiliary...
An explanation of the final root bodhisattva vow and the four binding factors that make…
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Advice for someone considering ordination
Venerable Chodron offers advice to an aspiring monastic who asks how to know when it's…
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Practicing with adversity
Practices that can be used to transform adverse circumstances into the path.
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