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 Amitabha practice: Fear at time of death
Commentary to the second verse of the Prayer for the Time of Death, with focus…
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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death
Venerable Chodron begins her commentary to the prayer for the time of death, covering the…
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Amitabha practice: Aspirational prayer
A commentary to the aspirational prayer in the Amitabha Buddha sadhana.
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Amitabha practice: Mantra recitation
Various contemplations to do during mantra recitation.
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Nine stages of sustained attention
Teaching on Maitreya's nine stages of sustained attention, including the six powers and four types…
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Amitabha practice: Requesting inspiration
Explanation of the verse requesting inspiration and the visualization to accompany mantra recitation in the…
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Forward pervasion
Covering the section on property of the subject in Chapter 6 and beginning to teach…
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Amitabha practice: Offering the mandala
An explanation of the outer and inner mandala offering in the context of the Amitabha…
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Luis - Jan 3, 2018
Luis Bonds
A young student of the Dharma considers the nature of our relationships to one another.
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The Buddhist syllogism
Beginning Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism” and covering the sections on argument form, elements of…
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The five faults and eight antidotes
Teaching on the five faults to meditative stabilization and the eight antidotes to cultivate to…
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Chapter 7: Verses 50-58
Developing and applying self-confidence, the second factor of joyous effort. Learning from failure and not…
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