Thubten Chodron
Teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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Cooperation and attachment styles
The benefits of an attitude of cooperation as opposed to competition, and how we can…
View PostThree Jewels in the Vajra Vehicle
Explanation of the Three Jewels in Perfection Vehicle and Vajra vehicle.
View PostKarma in samsara and beyond
Completing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the last two transcendental factors and covering the types…
View PostChildish sentient beings
How attachment to childish sentient beings and their nonvirtuous activities is an obstacle to Dharma…
View PostReview of feeling
Responding to questions comparing the transcendental factors and eleven virtuous mental factors and reviewing the…
View PostHow do living beings exist?
A teaching on emptiness including an explanation of the prayer "Homage to Manjushri".
View PostCompassion observing the unapprehendable
A teaching on compassion observing the unapprehendable based on Chandrakirti’s homage to great compassion.
View PostRelating to the Buddha of wisdom
How to correctly view and relate to the deity and our spiritual mentor within tantric…
View PostCompassion observing phenomena
A teaching on compassion observing phenomena based on Chandrakirti’s homage to great compassion.
View PostGiving up our poor-quality view
Dismantling low self-esteem through Buddhist psychology and tantric techniques.
View PostCompassion observing sentient beings
Unpacking verse 3 of Chandrakirti’s "Homage to great compassion."
View PostCutting through the mundane mind
Questions and answers on how visualization and mantra recitation support our spiritual practice.
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