Thubten Chodron
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Creating our world: dependent arising
An explanation of rebirth through dependent arising, based on commentaries of the Rice Seedling Sutra.
View PostThree Jewels of the Vajra vehicle
Finishing the section of Final and Provisional Refuges, and explaining the Three Jewels According to…
View PostCultivating the wasteland
At this year’s Triple Platform Ordination at Taiping Foen Temple in Taichung, there was an…
View PostFinal and provisional refuges
Describing the difference between the Three Jewels and the objects of refuge, both final and…
View PostEight excellent qualities of sangha jewel
Explaining the eight qualities of sangha jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching from Chapter…
View PostCultivation of Compassion
How compassion gets us going in the right direction in our life.
View PostEight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel
Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…
View PostThe eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel
Explaining the context for understanding the eight qualities of the dharma jewel, teaching from Chapter…
View PostCompassion for a happier mind for Turkey
How caring for others improves our own and others’ lives. A talk given for the…
View PostEight excellent qualities of the buddha jewel
Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the Buddha Jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…
View PostStaying calm in the face of challenges
Using compassion to face inner and outer challenges.
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