Thubten Chodron
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Venerable Thubten Chodron What is mind?
Beginning Chapter 2 “The Buddhist View of Life” and covering the section “What Is Mind?”
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Mental consciousness
Beginning the section on Consciousnesses and covering mental consciousness and its causes.
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Core elements of a monastic lifestyle
Exploring the core elements of a monastic lifestyle in the last teaching in the 2018…
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Online teaching resources
A compilation of the teachings of Venerable Thubten Chodron on taking refuge in the Three…
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A broad perspective
Finishing Chapter 1, Exploring Buddhism, focusing on the value of a broad perspective when beginning…
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A monastic’s commitments & the benefits o...
Discussing the commitments that monastics make when ordaining and the benefits monasteries provide society.
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How precepts transform society
The other advantages of monastic precepts: to transform society, to bring about individual liberation, and…
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How precepts promote harmony in the sangha
The three kinds of precepts (pratimoksa, bodhisattva, and tantric) and how the first two reasons…
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The six harmonies of monastic life
The six harmonies of the Sangha described by the Buddha: physical, verbal, mental, keeping precepts,…
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Ten reasons for monastic precepts
Continuing the story of Sudina, where the Buddha explains 10 reasons for laying down the…
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