video

These are the latest articles with video on this website, but you might be able to find even more recent videos on our YouTube channel. Also watch Venerable Thubten Chodron teaching the Dharma on live video every week.

Latest Posts

View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.

Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vow 25

An explanation of dullness and lethargy, and restlessness and regret, two of the five hindrances…

View Post
Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 22-24

The dangers of not trying to counteract laziness, spending too much time idly talking, and…

View Post
Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 19-22

The misdeeds that obstruct the trainings in far-reaching fortitude and joyous effort. We have to…

View Post
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Keep on going

The reasons and benefits of continuing the Vajrasattva practice even after the close of retreat.

View Post
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Karma with teachers and parents

Purifying heavy negative karma created in relation to our spiritual mentors and parents.

View Post
Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 16-18

Precepts that involve helping others who are doing destructive actions, not responding to insults in…

View Post
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Karma with holy beings and teachers

Purifying harmful actions done in relation to the Triple Gem and spiritual mentors.

View Post
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Dedicating for awakening

The importance of protecting our merit by dedicating it towards awakening.

View Post
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Dedication and rejoicing

The importance of rejoicing in the virtue we've created before dedicating our merit at the…

View Post
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Power of resolve: Becoming Vajrasattva

Seeing Vajrsattva as a projection of our own buddha potential, the Buddha that we will…

View Post