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 Jealousy: Its definition and antidotes
How jealousy can relate to our view of oppression and the antidotes to overcoming jealousy.
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Types of arrogance and ignorance
Seven types of arrogance, and the second of the eight dangers, the elephant of ignorance.
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How arrogance plays out in our lives
The first verse of the First Dalai Lama's poem on the "Eight Dangers."
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Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 21-25
Teaching on the ethical restraint that support our practice of joyous effort and meditative concentration.
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Loss of a loved one to suicide
Response to a student's request for re-visiting a previous conference talk she gave on healing…
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“Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness”...
How Nagarjuna's teachings on leadership and ethical conduct are relevant to today's leaders and spiritual…
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Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 19-20
Teaching the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints, covering those related to the far-reaching practice of fortitude.
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Chapter 5: Verses 493-500
The final verses of Nagarjuna's "Precious Garland," summarizing his advice to all of us on…
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Practical ethics and leadership
The first of two talks based on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King…
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Practical ethics from Nagarjuna
Advice and discussion about governing and leadership, Buddhist activism, and compassion towards prisoners.
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Peace practices: Changing the world from the inside out
Creating a peaceful society starts with changing our own heart and mind. It starts inside…
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