New to Buddhism
Short talks introducing the Buddhist worldview and teachings based on Venerable Thubten Chodron’s introductory books.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron What is Western Buddhism?
Venerable Thubten Chodron examines whether there is such a thing as Western Buddhism.
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What is culture, what is Dharma?
In this interview, Venerable Thubten Chodron examines issues that come up with secular Buddhism.
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Real life or online?
Part of a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron: The benefits and drawbacks of…
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Study Buddhism: Introduction
The first in a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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Supporting the Dharma practitioner
There is merit in supporting the Dharma practitioner, but we also need to practice the…
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Practice, study, and offer service
Each of us needs to find the right combination of study, practice, and service that…
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Commitments and monotony
We need to keep up our practice because the benefit comes from its cumulative effect.
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Happiness through renunciation
What do we renounce? We renounce the afflictive mental states that cause negative karma.
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The meaning of enlightenment
A small part of enlightenment can be just the intention to let go of our…
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Relationships with parents
Meditating on the kindness of our parents is recommended as one way to develop bodhicitta.…
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