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 Identifying afflictive ignorance
Beginning the section on insight and covering the two kinds of grasping at self (persons…
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The Buddhist enthymeme
Reviewing “Unpacking the Buddhist Enthymeme” in Chapter 6 and examining real-life syllogisms sent in by…
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Attaining serenity
Teaching on flawed methods of meditating, the five faults, the six powers, the four types…
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Epistemological requirements
Finishing the section on counterpervasion in Chapter 6 and moves onto Components of a Syllogism…
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Concentration, wisdom, and spiritual teachers
Explaining the last three verses of wisdom from the Kadam masters, which focus on concentration,…
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Serenity and insight
Review of meditative stability and developing serenity (samatha) and insight (vipashyana).
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Mont Waking up to dealing with my anger
A student offers techniques on how to replace anger with compassion.
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a sadhana of the tradition
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Meditation auf Buddha Amitabha
Meditation auf Buddha Amitabha.
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From serenity to the jhanas
Explaining how to progress from serenity to the jhanas, and describing the first four of…
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Forming a correct syllogism
Teaching from Chapter Six on syllogisms, leading an interactive discussion on how to formulate correct…
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Amitabha practice: Dedication verses
Venerable Thubten Chodron finishes her commentary to the Amitabha sadhana, explaining the dedication verses.
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Amitabha practice: Practice while we are alive
Finishing the commentary to the Prayer for the Time of Death, urging us to practice…
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