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 Chapters 11 & 12: Four immeasurables and bodhic...
The four immeasurables in the Sanskrit tradition and the beginning of the chapter on bodhicitta.
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Luis - Nov 7, 2017
Luis Finally freeing myself from being a prisoner of love
A student of Venerable Chodron's writes about the futility of attachment to others in our…
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Chapter 11: Immeasurable love
A detailed teaching on how to cultivate a vast mind of love for all sentient…
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Chapters 1-10: Review
Venerable Thubten Chodron begins the third installment of the course by reviewing the first ten…
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Ensuring our connection with the teachings and teacher
The last three limbs of the seven-limb practice in the context of the Amitabha Buddha…
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The five hindrances to meditative stabilization
Finishing the discussion on the five hindrances and moving on to the five faults of…
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The power of rejoicing
The seven-limb practice in the context of the Amitabha sadhana, explaining the rich benefits of…
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Statements of qualities, Part 2
A continuation of the section on statements of qualities in Chapter Five.
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The practice of confession
Part of a series of short commentaries on the Amitabha sadhana given in preparation for…
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Bowing and making offerings to Amitabha
The seven-limb prayer as part of the Amitabha sadhana: the practices of bowing and making…
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