Chenrezig

Connect with Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of compassion, and learn about the Nyung Ne fasting practice.

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1000-armed Chenrezig at Amitabha Buddhist Centre Singapore.

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2006

How to meditate on compassion and commentary on verses 1-9 of 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion.

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Four-armed Chenrezig

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2007

Working with the afflictions and commentary on verses 1-9 of 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion.

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Statute of 1000 arm Chenrezig in a temple.

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2008

Commentary on verses 1-21 of 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion.

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Thangka of Four-Armed Chenrezig applique.

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2009

Cultivating love, compassion, and equanimity, and commentary on verses 1-41 of 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion.

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Stained-glass window of thousand-armed Chenrezig.

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2010

Overcoming ignorance and anger, and commentary on verses 43-76 of 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion.

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Four-Armed Chenrezig stained-glass window.

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2011

Commentary on the Chenrezig sadhana and verses 76-108 of 108 Verses Praising Great Compassion.

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Thousand-Armed Chenrezig made of see-through lapis lazuli..

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2012

How to cultivate the four immeasurables, overcome duhkha, and create the causes for happiness and bodhicitta.

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Wooden Kuan Yin statue on a pedestal with an aura of light around it.

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2013

Commentary on the Chenrezig sadhana and "Parting from the Four Clingings."

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Venerables Chodron, Tarpa, and Semkye unveil a wooden Kuan Yin statue in a crate.

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2014

Commentary on "Parting from the Four Clingings" and how to meditate on bodhicitta and emptiness.

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Wooden Kuan Yin Statue

Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2018

Commentary on the Chenrezig sadhana and Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend.

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A stone Kuan Yin statue under a tree with snow melting.

Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

How to meditate on Chenrezig and deepen our understanding of bodhicitta and emptiness.

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Four-armed Chenrezig Retreat with Ven. Sangye Khadro (2023)

Teachings from a week-long retreat on Chenrezig (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara), the embodiment of the universal great co...

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Bleeding heart flowers in the Sravasti Abbey garden.

A Weekend with Chenrezig Retreat (Phoenicia 2007)

Teachings given during a two-day retreat on Cultivating a Compassionate Heart: The Yoga Method of Chenrezig at Menla Center in Phoenicia.

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Pink flowers grow in the Sravasti Abbey garden.

Eight Verses of Thought Transformation (2018)

Short talks on "The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation" by Geshe Langri Tangpa.

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Purple irises bloom in the Sravasti Abbey garden.

Living with Wisdom and Compassion Retreat (Indonesia 2013)

A series of teachings given at the "Living with Wisdom and Compassion" Retreat at Amitayus Centre in Bogor, Indonesia.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 1-6

How great compassion is central to the practice and guides the practitioners through the full…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verse 7

Importance of deeply looking at our sufferings and developing the motivation to overcome them for…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

Guided meditation on cyclic existence

Developing the aspiration to be free by examining the sufferings we have because of various…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

Methods to cultivate compassion

Techniques to transform our mind from cherishing self to cherishing others for cultivating compassion.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

Discussion on kindness of others

Discussion on how we focus on self due to many factors and importance of caring…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verse 8

How understanding impermanence helps us view the true nature of self and develop a long…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verse 9

Generating compassion by seeing things as not inherently existing and changing how we act with…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

How things exist

How understanding things exist dependently provides us freedom to act without afflictions and cultivate compassion.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

Meditating on three types of compassion

Importance of persisting through hearing, thinking, and meditating until we see and feel how our…

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Sonam Gyatso the Third Dalai Lama
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Essence of Refined Gold

A treatise on the Lamrim Tradition of meditation, a tradition known as "Stages on the…

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