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A young Abbey retreatant, bowing to Venerable Chodron.
Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Rarity of a precious human rebirth

Contemplating the rarity of a precious human life complete with both the ability and the…

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Venerable Chodron sitting at her computer, smiling.
Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Precious human rebirth

How we can use our precious human life to advance ourselves on the Dharma path.

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Venerable Samten with eyes closed while two nuns shave her head.
Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Renunciation

We are stuck in cyclic existence. Through the teachings, we see the problems of cyclic…

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Cover of Guided Meditations on the Lamrim Outline booklet.
Guided Meditations

Guided meditations on the lamrim

A step-by-step guide to the meditations associated with the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.

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Guided Meditations

Guided meditations on the lamrim in Spanish

Introduction to the Buddhist view Mind is the source of happiness and pain Mind is…

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Thangka image of Manjushri
Manjushri

Manjushri and the three vehicles

A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…

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Blossoms of the Dharma

The situation of Western monastics

A statement to His Holiness the Dalai Lama illustrating the difference between Asian and Western…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Cultivating joy and rest

A look at the last two of the four aspects of joyous effort: joy and…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

The four aspects of joyous effort

Examining the first two of the four aspects of joyous effort: Aspiration and steadfastness.

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Thangka image of Lama Tsongkhapa.
Guru Yoga

Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga, Part 1

Part 1 of Venerable Thubten Chodron's explanation of the practice of Guru Yoga.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

The far-reaching practice of patience

Exploring the far-reaching attitude of patience by looking at the patience of voluntarily enduring difficulty…

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