Thubten Chodron
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Attachment to the body
Commentary on verses looking at the many faults of attachment to the body.
View PostAggression, arrogance and grudges
How to work with our dominating, aggressive side that wants to get what we want…
View PostBuddhist practice and community life
Questions about lay life, monastic life, and community life in relation to Dharma practice and…
View PostGood Karma: Helpful and unhelpful friends
Responses to questions and commentary on verses about spiritual friends.
View PostGood Karma: The importance of motivation
The mental nonvirtues of coveting, malice, and wrong views.
View PostGood Karma: Karmic consequences of the ten nonvirtues
Why we should avoid engaging in killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
View PostGood Karma: Serving others instead of exploiting them
How to overcome miserliness and being mistreated by others.
View PostGood Karma: The four characteristics of karma
More about the characteristics of karma and how to overcome mental suffering.
View PostGood Karma: A short overview of the Buddhist worldview
Introduction to the Buddhist worldview and "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons."
View PostEstablishing the sangha in the West
Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.
View PostDeclaring my faults & praising others
Commentary on thought transformation verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
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