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.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Vajrasattva practice: The power of regret
The second of the four opponent powers, regret, and how it is essential to purification…
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Vajrasattva practice: Overview and the power of reli...
What it means to purify nonvirtue and why it's important. Overview of the Vajrasattva practice.…
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“Good Karma”: How our actions bring abou...
How the teachings on karma and its effects will enable us to take responsibility for…
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What did I do to deserve this?
Karma, the cultivation of inner qualities, and how to remain positive and be a source…
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Disentangling our identities
Identities are useful conventions, but strongly grasping them can lead to victimhood.
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Fortitude and religious intolerance
Teaching on responding to religious intolerance and hate with fortitude and compassion
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Ryan - Sep 18, 2017
Ryan Using the 12-step program if you’re a Buddhist
A practitioner explains how he combines the teachings of the Buddha with the valuable 12-step…
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The three types of fortitude
Teaching on the three types of ways we can practice the perfection of fortitude
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Review of four possibilities
Reviewing the debate on the four possibilities and the four possibilities without anything that is…
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Compassion and interdependence
When we see that we are inextricably interconnected we will see that caring for others…
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The perfection of fortitude
Finishing the discussion on modern non-virtues by exploring destructive mental actions and starting on the…
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