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 Advice for gathering the collections of merit and wi...
An explanation of the actions to abandon and those to engage in order to increase…
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The two collections prevent physical and mental suff...
Why we should not be discouraged about attaining awakening. How the collections of merit and…
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The results of the collections of wisdom and merit
The collection of merit is the principal cause of the Buddha's form body, the collection…
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Boundless wisdom and compassion
Compassion is essential for all, not just spiritual practitioners. The two kinds of wisdom—wisdom of…
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The second nonvirtue of speech: Divisive speech (par...
Divisive speech often arises when others do what we don’t like, and we seek out…
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Consumerism and the environment
Using the thought transformation practices to monitor our mind in the context of how we…
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Mind training for a modern world
How to use everyday situations to challenge habitual ways of thinking in order to bring…
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The nature of pleasure and pain
The third of three talks based on the book “Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.” Commentary…
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Leading with a compassionate motivation
The second of three talks based on the book "Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness." Commentary…
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Spiritual advice on practical matters
The first of three talks based on the book "Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness." Commentary…
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Wisdom in difficult times
How Nagarjuna's advice to a leader is still relevant for leaders in modern times including,…
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The first nonvirtue of speech: Lying (part 2)
We have to observe the situations in which we tell lies. If we have done…
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