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 Chapter 7: Verses 15-30
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Chapter 7: Verses 1-15
Joyous effort—taking delight in virtuous activities—is a powerful antidote to the three types of laziness…
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Practicing compassion in helping professions
How those in the helping professions can cultivate attitudes and approaches beneficial to working with…
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“An Open-Hearted Life”: Living with auth...
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Giving up the blame game
How to stop blaming ourselves and others for our problems, develop a broader view of…
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“Good Karma” book launch
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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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