Thubten Chodron

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The outside front of The Buddhist Library.
Contentment and Happiness

Consumerism and happiness

Questioning how society defines happiness based on what we possess, and examining how consumerism influences…

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The audience standing with palm's together at Kreta Ayer People's Theatre, Singapore.
Prayers and Practices

Abbreviated recitations

Recitations to prepare the mind for meditation, to make it receptive for transformation and attaining…

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Travels

Reconnecting with Buddhism in Asia

Interacting with laypeople and monastics while traveling in Singapore and India in 2000.

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Thangka image of Manjushri
Manjushri

Refuge, bodhicitta, the four noble truths

A presentation of the four noble truths from a Mahayana perspective, and a reminder of…

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Thangka image of Manjushri
Manjushri

The purpose of the Manjushri practice

An explanation of the purpose and the types of Manjushri practices as well as answers…

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Thangka image of Manjushri
Manjushri

Manjushri and the three vehicles

A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…

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Drawing of Manjushri.
Manjushri

Manjushri deity sadhana with guided meditation

The sadhana for the practice of Manjushri and recording of guided front-generation Manjushri meditation.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Making flawless syllogisms

Debate teaches us how to make flawless syllogisms that help to reveal our mistaken ways…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The comparison of phenomena

Debate teaches us how to compare different phenomena so that we can understand how things…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Conceptual and nonconceptual minds

Debate helps us to see the bare facts of the situation and distinguish them from…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Meet people where they are

Encouraging those who learn debate to speak in ways that meet others where they are…

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The shadow of a man sitting on the floor and shadows of window grills.
Prison Dharma

Offering precepts in prison

Connecting with an incarcerated person leads to offering precepts in an Ohio prison.

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