Request to Chenrezig
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Prayers and Practices 
Dec 28, 2024 A talk given to retreatants as they prepare to start a Chenrezig retreat.
- Advice for how to spend your time during retreat
- Chanting the request prayer with the melody
- How the Buddhas and Chenrezig lead us to awakening
- We’re requesting Chenrezig to inspire us so we can transform our minds and benefit others
- The importance of meeting perfectly qualified teachers in all our lives
- Questions and answers
Request to Chenrezig (download)
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.
