Thubten Chodron
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Introduction to monastery life
Real spiritual practice is about transforming our minds and letting the teachings influence the way…
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Tenzin Chogkyi Vinaya is the best retreat manual
A group of long-term retreatants discover that the Buddha's system of ethical conduct in the…
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Venerable Pema - Jun 18, 2011
Venerable Pema Donning the robes
One nun's path from being a householder with interest in Buddhism, to spiritual director of…
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Advice for someone considering ordination
Venerable Chodron offers advice to an aspiring monastic who asks how to know when it's…
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A meditation for survivors of suicide
Guided meditation on how to heal from a loved one's suicide.
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Cultivating connection, compassion, and confidence i...
Thoughts for survivors of a loved one's suicide.
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Healing after suicide
Reflections on sharing the pain of survivors of a loved one's suicide at the 18th…
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Letter to someone whose son committed suicide
Advice to a student working with difficult emotions after his son with schizophrenia committed suicide.
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Advice for a child with a chronic illness
Advice to a young girl with diabetes on how to transform difficult emotions around her…
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Dealing with anxiety
Anxiety can be ameliorated through meditation and kindness towards self and others.
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Death under the bodhi tree
The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…
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