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 “Good Karma” book launch
Karmic results are happening all the time in our life and all the time we…
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No need to fake it: Developing true self-confidence
Our good qualities, the basic purity of our mind and inborn potential, are the basis…
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Making progress in meditation
If we are content to create the causes for progress in our meditation practice, the…
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The Vimalakirti Sutra: How to be reborn in a pure land
The qualities of pure lands and the qualities that we need to cultivate in order…
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The Vimalakirti Sutra: Introduction
The Buddha’s profound teachings are conveyed through an engaging dialogue between his great arhat and…
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Inspiring the heart on the path
How to meditate to cultivate bodhicitta using Shantideva's step-by-step instruction on equalizing and exchanging self…
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The bhikshuni sangha in the West and its future
The current situation, progress and future outlook for Buddhist nuns in the West. The status…
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Overcoming the eight worldly concerns
Though it is difficult to acknowledge our problems with the eight worldly concerns, when we…
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Building a strong foundation in the Dharma
Understanding the three principal aspects of the path will provide a solid foundation in the…
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Chapter 10: Progressing on the path
Purification through the practice of ethical conduct, concentration, and wisdom.
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“Good Karma”: Creating the causes for ha...
Looking at our experience from the viewpoint of karma leads us to act in ways…
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Chapter 9: The union of serenity and insight
How emptiness and dependent arising are compatible.
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