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 Friends who give bad advice
How habitual disturbing emotions are like friends giving bad advice.
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Transforming knowledge into action
Practices we can do in daily life to integrate the Dharma. The perfection of joyous…
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The potential for liberation
Explaining the obscurations to the mind and factors for liberation, reviewing the sections, "The Mind's…
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Q&A with Clear Mountain Monastery
Question and answer with Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho of Clear Mountain Monastery in Seattle,…
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Enough childish behavior!
Shantideva on giving up childish behavior and following in the steps of the wise
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A life without guilt and blame
How to gain a valid sense of self-esteem while also learning how to evaluate ourselves…
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What does it mean to be a good person?
The importance of having a good motivation in all that we do, and how self-centeredness…
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Our identity crisis
How social media is affecting personal identities plus personal experiences with identity.
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Attachment to the body
Commentary on verses looking at the many faults of attachment to the body.
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Aggression, arrogance and grudges
How to work with our dominating, aggressive side that wants to get what we want…
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Buddhist practice and community life
Questions about lay life, monastic life, and community life in relation to Dharma practice and…
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Good Karma: Helpful and unhelpful friends
Responses to questions and commentary on verses about spiritual friends.
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