Weekly Teachings

Teachings streamed live on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays

Thursdays: Shantideva’s Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds

Thursdays: Shantideva’s Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds

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In this weekly series, Ven. Thubten Chodron teaches Shantideva’s classic text, Bodhisattvacharyavatara, often translated as “Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds.” It’s a well-loved road map to awakening. His Holiness the Dalai Lama famously attributes any realization of compassion and bodhicitta he has to his study and practice of this text.

Starting June 22, 2023, Geshe Tenzin Chodrak will teach Chapter 9, on wisdom.

Watch it live on YouTube.
See previous teachings here.

Fridays: Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Fridays: Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Fridays 6:30 pm Pacific Time
6 pm on Nov 3; 5 pm starting Nov 10

Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature, the 3rd volume in the Library of Wisdom and Compassion series, dives deeply into the Buddha’s foundational teachings: the Four Noble Truths and Buddha nature. Ven. Thubten Chodron continues her line by line reading and commentary of the remarkable multi-volume book series that she is co-authoring with His Holiness the Dalai Lama to present the entire Buddhist path for a modern audience.

Watch it live on YouTube.
See previous teachings here.
Get the podcast on iTunes and TuneIn Radio.

Ven. Sangye Khadro and Other Abbey monastics

Ven. Sangye Khadro and Other Abbey monastics

From time to time, Abbey monastics may give a series of weekly teachings hosted online by other Dharma centers. Check the Events Calendar for current offerings.

About the Teacher

Venerable Thubten Chodron is the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey. She received novice ordination from Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in 1977 and full ordination in Taiwan in 1986. Her teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Lama Thubten Yeshe and many others.

In addition to founding Sravasti Abbey, Ven. Chodron teaches worldwide and is known for her warm, practical, and humorous explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. She has also published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and is currently co-authoring with His Holiness the Dalai Lama a multi-volume series of teachings on the Buddhist path, The Library of Wisdom and Compassion.

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