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Teachings of Venerable Thubten Chodron:
Audio and Video Tapes
The following audio and video tapes of teachings and meditations by Venerable Thubten Chodron can be ordered from Dharma Friendship Foundation. Please see the bottom of the page for ordering information.
Please note, in a series of teachings, particular tapes that can stand on their own as a separate teaching are listed separately. You may wish to order the entire series, or if a particular topic interests you, select just that one.
INDIVIDUAL TALKS:
Audio Tapes
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Mind, Body, Self / Rebirth & Precious
Human Life / Transforming the Judgmental Mind, 1 tape, 5/00
Concentration / Levels of Practitioner / Daily Practice,
1 tape, 5/00
Kindness of Others & a Balanced View of Self
/ The Buddha’s Mantra, 1 tape, 5/00
Refuge Practice. 1 tape, 4/30/95
Bodhisattva Practices. 1 tape, 2/15/92
Mandala Offering, 1 tape, 6/22/94
Four Noble Truths, 1tape, 5/28/91
Managing Conflict and Criticism, 1 tape, 11/14/89
Jewish-Buddhist Dialogue on Compassion (with Rabbi
Ted Falcon), 1 tape, 4/21/99
Meditations in a Tumultuous World, 1 tape, 4/26/91
Having A Good Relationship With Others, 1 tape,
11/14/00
Compassion In Action: The Middle East, 1 tape, 11/21/00
Dharma & Family: Conflict Styles, 1 tape ,6/7-9/02
Dharma & Family: Love vs. Attachment, Wanting
to Fix Others, 1 tape,6/7-9/02
Steven Vannoy – Sharing His Experience of Prison
Work, 1 tape, 3/24/02
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SERIES:
Audio Tapes
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Bodhisattva Vows, 3 tapes, 1/98
Chenresig and the Taking and Giving Meditation,
4 tapes, Dec 99 (retreat)
Green Tara, 3 tapes, Spring, 1999 (retreat)
Heart Sutra. 5 tapes, 5/98
Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation, 6 tapes,
1/19/98 – 2/9/98 (excellent for beginners!)
Prostrations to the Thirty-five Buddhas, 2 tapes,
1/17 & 1/24/2000 (recommended)
Prostrations to the Thirty-five Buddhas, 4 tapes,
1/13/97-2/3/97
Refuge: The Ngondro (Preliminary Practice) of Taking
Refuge, 3 tapes, 8/11, 8/25, and 9/18/97
The Three Sets of Vows, 4 tapes, 8/16 – 9/13/99
Path to Enlightenment / The 6 Perfections, 10 tapes,
7/94
Medicine Buddha, 5 tapes, 6/00
- Intro to Medicine
Buddha, Doing the Practice,Tape #1
- The Sadhana,
Mantra & Praises/ Meditation on Impermanence & Death/Medicine
Buddha Vows 1&2, Tape #2
- Transforming
Problems/ Medicine Buddha Vows 3&4, Tape #3
- Medicine Buddha
Vows 5-12, Tape #4
- Helping The Dying
& The Deceased, Tape #5
Mind & Mental Factors, 9 tapes, 6/01 (retreat)
- Intro to Mind
& Mental Factors, Qualities of Mind, Tape #1
- Conceptual &
Non-Conceptual Mind, Tape #2
- Positive Mental
Factors (Aspiration, Appreciation ,Intelligence, Trust, Integrity,
Shame, Consideration for Others), Tape #3
- Positive Mental
Factors & Their Negative Counterparts (Integrity/Lack of Integrity,
Consideration for Others/Recklessness),Tape #4
- Emptiness / Non-
Hatred, Non-Anger, Non- Bewilderment , Joyous Effort, / What is
"Fun"?, Tape #5
- Joyous Effort
cont. / 3 Kinds of Laziness/ Non Harmfulness/ 6 Root Disturbing
Attitudes/ (Anger, Attachment, Pride), Tape #6
- 6 Root Disturbing
Attitudes cont. ( Doubt, Deluded Views, Wrong Views),/ 20 Secondary
Disturbing Attitudes,( Wrath, Vengeance, Spite),Tape #7
- 20 Secondary
Disturbing Attitudes cont.(i.e. Jealousy, Cruelty, Miserliness,
Complacency Concealment, Excitement), Tapes # 8& 9 (tape #9
only _ of side A)
The Three Principle Aspects of the Path
- Determination
to Be Free, 8/24/99
- Altruistic Intention,
8/31/99
- Wisdom Realizing
Emptiness, 9/7/99
Open Heart, Clear Mind, 13 tapes, (good introduction)
- Introduction,
Tools for Self-growth, 1 side only
- Attachment
- Anger/Developing
Patience
- Self-centeredness
,Self-esteem
- Rebirth &Karma
- 4 Noble Truths
- Buddha Nature
/Precious Human Life
- Determination
to be Free, Eight Worldly Concerns
- Ethics
- Love, Compassion,
and Altruism
- Wisdom
- Refuge
- The Meaning of
Prayers
Wheel of Life, 7 tapes, 2/1/99 – 4/26/99 (these
tapes may be purchased individually)
- Reincarnation,
2/1/99
- Truths of Suffering
and Its Causes; the Four Misconceptions, 2/8/99
- Four Misconceptions,
Links 1-3, 2/15/99
- Ignorance and
Emptiness, 2/22/99
- Twelve Links,
4/19/99
- Karma, 4/26/99
- Conventional
and Ultimate Truths, 5/24/99
The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas (these
may be purchased individually)
- Introductory
Verses, 7/16/97
- Meditation Practice,
(verse 1) 3 tapes, 8/20, 8/27, 9/10/97
- Preliminary Practices,
( verses 1-7 ), 4/15/98
- Enlightenment
and the Four Buddha Bodies ,(verse 7 ), 4/22/98
- Guidelines for
Maintaining Our Refuge, (verse 7 ), 4/29/98
- Karma and the
Initial Level of Practice, (verse 8 ), 2 tapes, 8/26/98 and 9/9/98
- Cyclic Existence
and the Determination to Be Free, (verse 9), 9/16/98
- The Four Noble
Truths,(verse 9), 9/23/98
- Being Under the
Control of Disturbing Attitudes and Karma (guided meditation).
The Kindness of Our Parents, (verse 10), 1/20/99
- Precious Human
Life (guided meditation). How to Generate Bodhicitta: The Seven
Instructions on Cause and Effect, (verse 10), 1/27/99
- Generating Bodhicitta:
Equalizing & Exchanging Self with Others, (verse11), 4 tapes,
2/1/99 – 2/24/99
- Bodhicitta: The
Disadvantages of Self-centeredness, (verse 11), 2/17/99
- Transforming
Loss and Suffering into the Path, (verse 12-13)
- Transforming
Blame and Criticism into the Path, (verse 14-15), 5/26/99
- Transforming
Ingratitude, Derision, and Ruin into the Path, (verses 16-18),
6/2/99
- Transforming
Wealth into the Path, (verse 19)
- Transforming
Anger into the Path, (verse 20)
- Transforming
the Object of Desire into the Path, (verse 21)
- Emptiness and
Dependent Arising, (verses 22-24)
- The 6 Far-Reaching
Attitudes, (verses 25-30)
- Eliminating Habitual
Disturbing Attitudes, (verses 31-35)
- Motivation, (verse
36)
- Verse of Dedication,
(verse 37)
Introduction to Tantra, 8 tapes, 4/20/98 –
1/11/99
- The Three Vehicles,
4/20/98
- Transforming
the Mind of Attachment (also the Jew and the Lotus), 4/27/98
- Why Tantra is
so Important, 6/1/98
- Three Principle
Aspects of the Path, 8/31/98
- Our Mind Creates
Our Own Experience/Preliminaries for Doing Tantric Practice, 9/14/98
- Guru Yoga, Relying
on a Spiritual Mentor, 9/21/98
- Generation and
Completion Stages in Highest Yoga Tantra,2 tapes,1/4/99 &1/11/99
Preparing for the Kalachakra Initiation, 6 tapes,
5/3/99-6/21/99
- Kalachakra’s
Unique Qualities, 5/3/99
- Internal &
External Kalachakra / Conventional & Ultimate Truths,5/24/99
Lam Rim (The Gradual Path to Enlightenment), 132
tapes
- Intro into the
Series/ How the Lam Rim Helps Us, Tape #1, 4/29/91
- How to Study,
Teach & Benefit from the Dharma, Tape #2,5/1/91
- Overview of Basic
Topics (mind & mental factors, rebirth, 3 higher trainings,
etc.),Tape #3, 5/91
- Six Preliminary
Practices, Tapes #4&5
- The Four Immeasurables,
Tape #6
- Tape #7 not checked
- Building a Mandala,
Relying on a Spiritual Teacher, Disadvantages of Not Relying on
a Spiritual Teacher, Tapes #8-11
- Precious Human
Rebirth, Tapes #12-14
- Summary of the
Lam Rim Points/ Three Levels of Motivation, Tape#15
- Death / 8 Worldly
Concerns, Tapes #16-18
- Death & Impermanence,
Tape #19
The Ten Non-Virtuous Actions (from the series on
Ngondro or Preliminary Practices)
- Killing, 9/23/96
- Stealing, 10/28/96
- Unwise Sexual
Behavior,11/4/96
- Lying, Divisive
Speech, 1/18/96
- Harsh Speech,
11/25/96
- Maliciousness
and Wrong Views,12/16/96
Vajrasattva Practice (Ngondro series)
- Purification
Visualization on the Defilements of Body, Speech and Mind, Meditation
On Emptiness, 7/15/96
- Purification
Visualization, 4th Opponent Power, 8/5/96
- Four Qualities
of Karma/Merit of Dedicating, 8/19/96
The Bodhisattva’s Jewel Mala, 5/10/00-5/9/01
- Humility, Doubt,
3 Kinds of Laziness, Joyous Effort (Opening Verses Lines 1-4),Tape#1,
5/10/00
- Mindfulness,
Alertness, and Conscientiousness, Proclaiming our own Faults,
(Lines 5-10) Tape #2, 5/17/00
- Hiding Our Good
Qualities, Seeing Others Good Qualities, Humility, Contentment,
(Lines 11-16), Tape #3, 5/24/00
- Developing Bodhichitta
(Lines 17&18) Tape #4, 5/31/00
- Ten Non-virtues,
Faith, Pride, Anger, Humility, Wrong Livelihood, A Life of Dharma
(Lines 19-24),Tape #5, 8/16/00
- Eight Worldly
Concerns,7 Jewels of Aryas, (Lines 25&26), Tape #6, 8/23/00
- Abandoning Useless
Activities, Relating to Spiritual Mentors, (Lines 27-32), Tape
#7, 8/30/00
- Seeing All Beings
as Teachers & Parents, Choosing Friends, (Lines 33-39), Tape
#8, 9/6/00
- Happiness and
Attachment, (Lines 40-45), Tape #9, 9/13/00
- Keeping Commitments,
Criteria for Making Decisions, Arrogant Mind, Flattening Pride,
(Lines 46-65), Tape#10, 9/20/00
- Uplifting the
Mind, (Lines 56-58), Tape #11, 9/27/00
- How Things Actually
Exist, Karma, Seeking Seclusion for Serious Practice, (Lines 59-68),
Tape#12, 11/14/00
- How to Rely on
a Meditational Deity, Examining the Faults of Laziness, (Lines
69-79), Tape#13, 11/22/00
- Examining the
Contentious Mind, (Lines 75-84), Tape #14, 1/10/01
- Respecting Others,
Checking Our Motivation, ( Lines 85-88), Tape #15, 1/24/01
- Ten Dharma Practices,
(Lines 89-92), Tape #16, date not listed
- The Seven Limb
Prayer, Prostrations, Offerings, Confession, (Lines 93-96), Tape
#17, 3/28/01
- The Seven Limb
Prayer , Rejoicing, Asking the Buddhas to Remain, Asking the Buddhas
to Teach the Dharma, (Lines 96 con’t-99), Tape #18, 4/4/01
- The Seven Jewels
of the Aryas, (Lines 100-113), Tape #19, 5/9/01
Chenresig Long Sadhana 11/15/99-7/3/00
- Opening Prayers,
11/15/99
- Request to the
Supreme Compassionate One, 11/22/99
- Request to the
Lineage Masters, 12/20/99
- Request to the
Lineage Masters, Self-Generation, Consecrating Offerings,12/27/99
- Visualizing the
Field of Positive Potential,1/3/00
- Seven Limb Prayer,Prostrations,
Offerings, Mandala Offering, 1/10/00
- Seven Limb Prayer:
Limb of Confession/ 35 Buddhas, 2 Tapes 1/17/00& 1/24/00
- Seven Limb Prayer:Limb
of Confession-General Confession/Limbs of Rejoicing & Requesting
Buddhas to Remain & Teach, 1/31/00
- Self-Generation:
Practice of 6 Deities/ Ultimate Nature of the Deity, 2/14/00
- Self-Generation:
Practice of 6 Deities/Emptiness, 2/21/00
- Self-Generation:
Practice of 6 Deities/Three Doors to Liberation/ Emptiness, 2/28/00
- Self-Generation:
Practice of 6 Deities-Deity of Sound, Letter, Form, Mudra, 5/8/00
- Self Generation:
Deity of Sign, 5/22/00
- Four Branch Recitation,
5/29/00
- Consecrating
the Mala& Mantra Recitation, 6/12/00
- Visualization
with Mantra Recitation,7/3/00
Wheel of Sharp Weapons (The sound quality of these
tapes is only fair. However they are audible when you increase the
volume of your tape player)
- Introduction
(verses 1-5), 11/22/95
- Transforming
Self-centeredness into Generosity(verses 6-9), 11/29/95
- Transforming
Suffering into the Path (verses 10-11), 12/13/95
- Taking and Giving
(verse 12), 12/20/95
- Purification,
Harsh Speech, Jealousy, Mental Courage (verses 13-17), 12/27/95
- Transforming
Blame and Poverty (verses 18-19) 1/10/96
- Self-pity, Expectations,
Karma (verses 20-21), 1/17/96
- Relationship
with Our Spiritual Mentor (verse 22), 1/17/96
- Integrity, Karma,
Conflict Resolution (verses 23-25), 4/3/96
- Cause and Effect,
Physical Suffering (verses 26-28), 4/10/96
- Sleepiness and
Lack of Concentration (verses 29-30), 4/17/96
- Eight Worldly
Concerns, Motivation (verses 31-32), 4/24/96
- Refuge in the
Triple Gem (verse 33), 5/1/96
- Illness, Instability,
Restlessness (verses 34-35), 5/8/96
- (Verses 36-37)
5/15/96, missing
- Ugliness ,Self-cherishing,
Purification (verses38-40), 5/22/96
- Laxity, Frenzy,
Courage (verse 41), 5/29/96
- (Verses 42-44),
missing
- Self-centeredness,
Kindness, Thought Transformation (verses 45-47), 1 tape, /10/96
- Dependent Arising,
Attachment, Family Life (verse 48), 7/17/96
- Self-grasping,
2 Truths, Bodhichitta, Wisdom (verses 49-52), 8/7/96
- Bodhichitta,
Emptiness, Cherishing Others more than Self (verses 53-55), 8/14/96
- Rebirth, Karma,
4 Kayas, Causes of Happiness (verses 56-58) 8/21/96
- Flattery, Manipulation,
Fickleness (verses 58-60), 9/11/96
- Praise vs. Flattery,
Generosity, Low Self-esteem, (verses 60-61), 9/18/96
- Student- Teacher
Relationship (verses 62,63), 9/25/96
- ( Verses 64-66),
missing
- Humility, Honesty
& Working With The Deceptive Mind (verses 67-70), 1/6/96
- Purpose of Precepts,
Taking Criticism (verses 71-77), 11/13/96
- Holding Grudges,
The Critical Mind, Faults of Self-Centeredness (verses 78-82),
11/20/96
- Relationships,
Pride, Attachment, Motivation for Coming to the Dharma (verses
83-89), 11/27/96
- Shame, Laziness,
Self Grasping Ignorance Bodhisattva Path, (verses 90-98), 12/18/96
- Emptiness, Two
Truths, Permanent & Impermanent Phenomena (verses 99-105),
2 tapes, 1/15 & 1/22/97
- Emptiness,Self-Grasping
Ignorance & Self-Cherishing (verses 106-119), 1/29/97
Lam Rim (Retreat at Cloud Mt) - 3 tapes, 6/00
- Q&A/ Mind,
Body, Self / Rebirth & Precious Human Life-Tape #1
- Refuge, Concentration,
Levels of Practitioner- Tape #2
- Q&A / Kindness
of Others & a Balanced View of Self/ How to Use Buddha’s
Mantra-Tape #3
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MEDITATION TAPES:
Audio
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Taking and Giving
A: Love, Compassion, and Altruism; B: Kindness,
Gratitude, and Love
A: Meditation on the Buddha; B: Meditation on Chenresig
A: Meditation on White Tara; B: Meditation on Vajrasattva
Medicine Buddha: Helping the Dying and the Deceased
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Video Tapes
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- Being the Knowing
- by Ven. Chodron and Ajahn Amaro, ($30)
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- Working With Anger
- by Ven. Chodron ($30)
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- Bringing Compassion to Living and Dying
- by Ven. Chodron and Lee Paton R.N. ($35)
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How to Order
Payment should be in US Dollars and made via check or money order payable to "DFF".
Please mail your order, mailing address, check/money order and email address, if any, to:
Stephen Phillips
1918 E. Roy St
Seattle WA 98112
USA
Audio Tapes
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Each audio tape is US$6. Please add for packaging and postage per tape:
US$1.50 USA (for first tape. $0.75 for each subsequent tape)
US$2.00 International (surface mail 6-8 weeks) (for first tape. $0.75 for each subsequent tape)
US$3.00 Air Mail International (for first tape. $0.75 for each subsequent tape)
Washington State residents only, add 8.8% sales tax. |
Video Tapes
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Prices for video tapes are as indicated above.
Please include $3 for packing and postage in USA, $5 for international.
Washington State residents only, add 8.8% sales tax. |
Processing of your order will begin once payment has been received.
Please note that tape order fulfillment is made possible through the kindness of one DFF member — Stephen Phillips — who volunteers his time, for which we are grateful. That means that the time it takes to fill your order can vary, and may take several weeks. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
If you would like to check with Stephen about the status of your order, you can contact him
or by telephone at (206) 328-4397.
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