Search results for “worldly concerns”
Other life forms
Teaching from the sections "Other Life Forms" and "Fear or Hope at Death?" in Chapter…
View PostOnly the Dharma helps at death
Completing the section “Only Dharma helps at the time of death” in Chapter 9, explaining…
View PostLooking beyond this life
Finishing Chapter 8 and beginning Chapter 9 "Looking Beyond This Life", covering sections "Gross and…
View PostThe causes of samsara
Speaking on the benefits of meditation on impermanence and teaching on six root afflictions that…
View PostDeath and the defects of samsara
Giving detailed instruction on how to meditate on one's own death and reflecting on the…
View PostAttachment and death meditation
Speaking on the benefits of study and reflection and going through the nine-point death meditation…
View PostEight 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 PostMeditation outline for “The Eight Verses of Th...
How to integrate "The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation" into our meditation.
View PostHow to become a Buddhist monk or nun
In this interview, Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how important motivation is when contemplating the monastic…
View PostThe universal antidote
How things don't exist the way they appear, and the importance of practicing diligently, as…
View PostOpen Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
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