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 Family life
The teaching from the ordination ceremony text continues, focusing on advice concerning how monastic relate…
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Going forth
A teaching from the Buddhist ordination ceremony text, focusing on the attitude to have when…
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The importance of motivation for ordaining
The importance of motivation when ordaining, and how to work with our expectations of monastic…
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What the Buddha faced in his life
What the Buddha faced in his life, and how the monastic community was established.
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Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 40-46
The final teaching on the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints
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Motivation to practice
How mindfulness of death and impermanence provides motivation to practice the Dharma, and why we…
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Tracy's Dad - Jul 25, 2017
Tracy's Dad Anger not nice
An 88-year-old father of one of Venerable Chodron's students writes a poem to explain what…
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Problems and unpleasant experiences
The Buddhist explanation of unpleasant experiences and techniques to transform suffering.
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Why study debate?
Introduction to the text with an explanation of why we would want to study debate.
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The path to awakening
An overview of the path to awakening, focusing on the three principal aspects of the…
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Motivation and choosing our path
The importance of setting a virtuous motivation before engaging in any activities to transform them…
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Ron T.
- Jul 14, 2017
Learning from illness
A Dharma student contemplates his experiences while in the hospital.
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