Books by Venerable Thubten Chodron
If you would like to purchase books written by Venerable Thubten Chodron, please click on the appropriate link below.
You can also order Pearl of Wisdom: Buddhist Prayers and Practices, compiled by Venerable Chodron, for your daily practice.
TAMING THE MIND (NEW)
We all wish to gain greater understanding of ourselves. This ideal follow-up to the author's extremely popular Buddhism for Beginners explains in clear and simple language the essence of Buddhist philosophy and psychology, together with practical tools for immediate implementation in our daily lives.
2004 Snow Lion Publications
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WORKING WITH ANGER
Working with Anger presents a variety of Buddhist methods for subduing and preventing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by framing it differently. No matter what our religion, learning to work with our anger is effective for everyone seeking personal happiness as well as world peace.
2001 Snow Lion Publications
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BUDDHISM FOR BEGINNERS
This book answers the fundamental questions and issues that arise in the minds of modern individuals who are new to this tradition of practical spirituality. Written in clear and engaging language, this book presents the Buddhist approach to the issues and concerns of daily life. Ven. Chodron guides us through the basics of Buddhism, encouraging and instructing us in how to live a more peaceful, mindful and satisfying life. She untangles our confusions and leads us through the most basic aspects of this rich, living spiritual tradition.
2001 Snow Lion Publications
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BLOSSOMS OF THE DHARMA:
Living as a Buddhist Nun
Fourteen American, European and Asian Buddhist nuns talk about the variety of lifestyles a nun can have and the varieties of communities that exist. They discuss the challenge and joy of being a celibate woman in a world where sensuality and sexuality are held up as the ultimate pleasures of life. It draws out the cross-cultural challenges of Western women fitting into male-dominated religious institutions, and shows how they are adapting traditional forms and designing new ones more appropriate for their Western culture.
2000 North Atlantic Books
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CHOOSING SIMPLICITY:
A Commentary on the Bhikshuni Pratimoksha
by Ven. Bhikshuni Master Wu Yin
Translated by Bhikshuni Jendy
Edited by Ven. Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron
This book discusses the precepts and lifestyle of fully ordained nuns within the Buddhist tradition.
The ordination vows act as guidelines to promote harmony both within the individual and within the community by regulating and thereby simplifying one's relationships to other sangha members and laypeople, as well as to the needs of daily life. Observing these precepts and practicing the Buddha Dharma brings incredible benefit to oneself and others.
2001 Snow Lion Publications
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OPEN HEART, CLEAR MIND
This practical introduction to Buddhism focuses on the application of Buddhist psychology to modern life. It presents the basic points of this path for understanding ourselves and improving the quality of our lives.
Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama
1990 Snow Lion Publications
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TRANSFORMING THE HEART
The Buddhist Way to Joy and Courage
by Geshe Jampa Tegchok
edited by Venerable Thubten Chodron
A practical and inspiring guide for developing our ability to be happy and benefit others, this book is is a commentary on The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas by Gyalsay Togme Sangpo. Studied by monastics and followers of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the root text gives, in 37 short verses, the essential practices leading to enlightenment. In Geshe Tegchok's teachings on the 37 practices, he clearly explains the exchanging oneself with others meditation for developing love and compassion for all living beings. He lays open the methods for doing glance, stabilizing, and analytical meditation and offers an in-depth discussion of the nature of emptiness.
1999 Snow Lion Publications
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PEARL OF WISDOM: Buddhist Prayers and Practices
These two spiral-bound books contain essential Buddhist prayers and sadhanas for daily practice. Most are accompanied with a Tibetan phonetic so you can learn to say the prayers in their original language if you wish. Book 1 has fifteen practices including: morning prayers, purification practices, long life prayers, offering food, Eight Mahayana Precepts, refuge, three principles of the path, Heart Sutra, meditation on the Buddha, etc. Book 2 contains lower tantra deity practices appropriate for people who have been introduced to them by a teacher: 1000-Armed Chenresig, 21 Taras, Lama Tzong Khapa Guru Yoga, Vajrasattva Purification, Bodhicitta, mantras, etc.
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