Thubten Chodron

Teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Seize the enemy!

Giving our suffering to the self-centered thought and calling upon Yamantaka.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Renouncing worldly life

Why renunciation is crucial and how to identify self-grasping and self-centeredness.

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Monastic Life

Leaving home: Different doors to renunciation

What modern practitioners can learn about renunciation from Ratthapala and Angulimala.

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Buddhist Worldview

Karma and rebirth

The importance of acknowledging our faults and how we can work with our karma.

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Teachings

The continuity of consciousness

Exploring the continuity of consciousness in regards to karma and impermanence.

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Teachings

Preparing for death

The importance of end-of-life planning and how to work with death in a way that…

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Teachings

Karma and rebirth

Exploring karma, rebirth, and the way that causes and conditions influence our lives.

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Teachings

Mind, consciousness, and AI

Exploring the differing causes of body and mind and issues related to artificial intelligence.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Introspective awareness

Completing the section describing the mental factor of mindfulness and beginning the section on the…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Mindfulness and introspective awareness

Explaining the importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness, beginning chapter 11 on the higher training…

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