Meditation and hindrances
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2011 
Sep 3, 2011 Part of a series of teachings given during the Developing Meditative Concentration Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2011.
- Meditation posture
- Preliminary practices and mandala offering
- Stabilizing meditation and analytical meditation
- First two of the five hindrances: sensual desire and ill will
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
