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 Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 1-6
The first teaching on the 46 auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints, covering the first six which…
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A life dedicated to the Dharma
Venerable Thubten Chodron rejoices in meeting old Dharma friends in Europe and shares how she…
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Chapter 5: Verses 477-484
Teaching the "Twenty-Verse Prayer," focusing on verses of aspiration and dedication for self and others.
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The power of letting go
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares on her time at Lama Tsongkhapa Institute and how she saved…
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Buddhist practice in the West
Interview on topics such as the role of monastics, compassion and the world, a simple…
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Refuge and the five lay precepts
Using the analogy of the Three Jewels as doctor, medicine and nurses for taking refuge.…
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The wheel of karmic cause and effect
The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
View Post Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 2
Continued explanation of the prayer for the time of death from the Amitabha sadhana. Meditating…
View Post Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 1
An explanation of the prayer for the time of death. Through practice and familiarity with…
View Post Amitabha practice: Aspiration prayer
Explanation of the aspiration section of the Amitabha practice. Making kindness our default mode in…
View Post Amitabha practice: Mantra recitation and visualization
Explanation of the visualization and purification during the mantra recitation. Continuation of the disadvantages of…
View Post Amitabha practice: Chanting and visualization
Explanation and demonstration of the Amitabha Buddha chanting. The meaning of the chants, their purpose…
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