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A large group of Tibetan monastics gathered together.
Western Monastics

Establishing the sangha in the West

Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.

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Western Monastics

Western Buddhist nuns in the Tibetan tradition

Venerable Chodron explores the history of Buddhist nuns in the West through her own experiences,…

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Questions and answers on meditation

Teaching from Chapter 7, responding to questions on meditating on the dying process and how…

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21st Century Buddhists

21st-century Buddhists

Ethical conduct and compassion are the keys to happiness for ourselves and for all sentient…

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Dharma Poetry

I love problems

Making up a list of things to fix (in other people). Is this where joy…

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Harmony with the Environment

Caring for our only home

It is important to care for the environment we live in, not only for our…

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Venerable Chodron smiling while sitting in front of a large TV screen showing Zoom participants.
21st Century Buddhists

Buddhism, modernism and mindfulness

A discussion on topics including Buddhist and secular mindfulness, the value of monasticism, and the…

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Tibetan Tradition

The rise of women in Buddhism: Has the ice been broken?

In this panel discussion recorded in 2014, Venerable Thubten Chodron and others consider the problems…

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2020-21

Emptiness and conceptual designation

Applying emptiness to view events the events of 2020 including the pandemic. The four opponent…

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Venerable Khadro standing with head bowed and palms together.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on giving your body away

A guided meditation on thought transformation in which we dedicate the four elements of our…

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Dealing with Grief

Meditation for parents grieving the loss of a child

A guided meditation for those who are grieving the death of a child. The meditation…

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