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 The downside of anger
Real freedom is an inner-state—freedom from afflicted mental states. When we are free from anger…
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Using thought transformation practices to see others and difficult situations more realistically decreases anger because…
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The more we can develop compassion and fortitude, the more resistant we are to anger.
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Questions and answers with monastics
A discussion on various topics of daily life in the community, applicants for ordination, the…
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The six harmonies of the sangha: Part 2
The six ways of keeping harmony in the monastic community that help the community as…
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The six harmonies of the sangha: Part 1
The six ways of keeping harmony in the monastic community that help the community as…
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The ten benefits of monastic precepts
The ten reasons the Buddha gave for establishing the precepts cover benefiting the the individual…
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This precious human life
The third of three talks based on the book “Good Karma: How to Create the…
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Influencing and benefitting others
The second of three talks based on the book “Good Karma: How to Create the…
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Taking responsibility for our experiences
The first of three talks based on the book "Good Karma: How to Create the…
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The power of respect
The importance of valuing each others' goodness especially in the current political climate.
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“An Open-Hearted Life”: Foreword by the ...
In the foreword to the book His Holiness the Dalai Lama explains why compassion is…
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