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Four Truths for the Aryas

Attributes of true dukkha: Dukkha

How to meditate on the unsatisfactory conditions that characterize our existence in samsara.

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Open hand holding a compass
Ethics in the Modern World

Developing our inner moral compass

The value of turning inwards and calming the mind before engaging in social action.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best joyous effort

How letting go of our attachment to our endeavors makes engaging in them more joyful.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best fortitude

How anger and arrogance are related and why humility is a helpful antidote.

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Wisdom

Overcoming attachment to identities

Each identity we dismantle is another weight lifted from our shoulders.

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Practicing Democracy

Responding to the election results

Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best giving

How to work with our possessiveness towards what we consider to be "mine."

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Craving and clinging at the time of death

Craving and clinging in the 12 links of dependent origination and how they arise at…

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