Qualities of the three jewels
Teachings given during the Chenrezig Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2018. Teachings on Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend also took place during this retreat.
- The meaning of compassion
- Taking refuge and generating bodhicitta
- Poetry and scripture on the three jewels
- Ratna Sutra
- Attachment to reputation
- Eight beings worthy of offerings
- The qualities of the Buddha’s body, speech and mind.
- Working with jealousy, pride, and competition
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.