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 Attributes of true dukkha: Empty
How to identify our wrong views about a permanent, unitary, and independent person.
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Chapter 5: Verses 461-462
Teaching on the qualities of a buddha including the four self-confidences and ten powers.
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Attributes of true dukkha: Dukkha
How to meditate on the unsatisfactory conditions that characterize our existence in samsara.
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Attributes of true dukkha: Impermanence
How to meditate on coarse and subtle impermanence.
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Taking on the suffering of others
A commentary on the description of the taking-and-giving meditation laid out in the book "Transforming…
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Chapter 5: Verses 459-460
Review of earlier bodhisattva grounds and teaching on the 10th bodhisattva ground.
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Chapter 5: Verses 453-458
Reviewing the first six bodhisattva grounds and teaching on the seventh through the ninth.
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Bhikshunis propagate the Dharma
Venerable Master Jingliang of the Buddhist Association of the Republic of China talks about the…
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Developing our inner moral compass
The value of turning inwards and calming the mind before engaging in social action.
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Benefits of cherishing others
The disadvantages of self-centeredness and the benefits of cherishing others.
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Chapter 5: Verses 447-452
Venerable Chodron continues teaching on the 3rd to the 6th bodhisattva grounds.
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