Blog
Latest Posts
View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.
Venerable Thubten Chodron Looking beyond this life
Finishing Chapter 8 and beginning Chapter 9 "Looking Beyond This Life", covering sections "Gross and…
View Post
The causes of samsara
Speaking on the benefits of meditation on impermanence and teaching on six root afflictions that…
View Post
Death and the defects of samsara
Giving detailed instruction on how to meditate on one's own death and reflecting on the…
View Post
Attachment and death meditation
Speaking on the benefits of study and reflection and going through the nine-point death meditation…
View Post
Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 7-8
Continuing the commentary on verses 7 and 8 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation…
View Post
“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 29-34
Venerable Thubten Chodron covers verses 29-34 of Nagarjuna’s “Letter to a Friend.”
View Post
Meditation outline for “The Eight Verses of Th...
How to integrate "The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation" into our meditation.
View Post
How to become a Buddhist monk or nun
In this interview, Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how important motivation is when contemplating the monastic…
View Post
The universal antidote
How things don't exist the way they appear, and the importance of practicing diligently, as…
View Post
Open Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
View Post
The seven jewels of the aryas: Personal integrity
How to increase your integrity and consideration for others, considering what kind of person we…
View Post
Cultivating a bodhicitta motivation
The importance of cultivating a bodhicitta motivation for all that we do
View Post