Decisions can have long-term consequences. Venerable Chodron gives advice on how to apply the principles of the Dharma to making decisions.
Archive | March, 2021
Mindfulness and introspective awareness
Covering Verses 5.6-5.10, discussing the relationship between mindfulness and introspective awareness, and how the six far-reaching practices depend on the mind
Buddhism, modernism and mindfulness
A discussion on topics including Buddhist and secular mindfulness, the value of monasticism, and the role of nuns in modern Buddhism.
Home
A poem about what the word “home” means for a monastic.
Mindfulness and fear
Covering Verses 1-5 of Chapter 5 ‘Guarding Introspection’ and discussing how to work with fear that arises in relation to difficult topics in the lamrim
Protected and Remembered by All Buddhas: The Buddha Speaks of Amitābha Sūtra
Buddha Shakyamuni presents to his disciple Śāriputra a detailed description of Sukhāvatī, the pure land of Amitabha.
The Complexity of karma
Explaining accounts of karmic events that can be difficult to comprehend and describing the causes for higher rebirth and liberation and awakening.
Where do the afflictions exist?
Reflecting on what benefiting others truly means and teaching on Chapter 4 Verses 46 – 48 on how we can investigate our afflictions
The rise of women in Buddhism: Has the ice been broken?
In this panel discussion recorded in 2014, Venerable Thubten Chodron and others consider the problems and opportunities faced by women in Buddhism today.
Aufbruch der Frauen im Buddhismus: ist das Eis gebrochen?
Podiumsdiskussion mit der ehrwürdigen Thubten Chodron und anderen (2014) über die Herausforderungen und Chancen für Frauen im modernen Buddhismus.