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 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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Bodhisattva ethical restraints 11-18
Finishing the teaching on the root bodhisattva downfalls and the four actions that make a…
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The intention to lie
The intention to deceive is present when we lie, but it's often so subtle that…
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Bodhisattva ethical restraints 5-10
Discussion of the bodhisattva precepts in relation to modern-day ethical dilemmas.
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Chapter 5: Verses 476-479
Focusing on verses of dedication for ourselves and others in the Twenty-Verse Prayer.
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The precepts for aspiring and engaging bodhicitta
The precepts for aspiring bodhicitta and beginning the explanation of the bodhisattva ethical restraints.
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Attributes of true paths: Accomplishment and irrever...
The last two attributes of true paths and encouragement to meditate on all 16 attributes.
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Chapter 5: Verses 471-475
All the beneficial things that we can dedicate and wish for all sentient beings.
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Attributes of true paths: Path and suitable
Why it's important to know that there is a path to liberation and that it…
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Attributes of true cessations: Magnificent and Freedom
Why nirvana is magnificent and definite emergence from cyclic existence.
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