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 The “Ratthapala Sutta”
Venerable Thubten Chodron brings to life the "Ratthapala Sutta" from the Pali Canon for our…
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Precepts and the afflictions
The benefits of the precepts, focusing on how they help us with our afflictions and…
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The benefits of establishing precepts
The reasons that the Buddha cited for establishing monastic precepts, for the benefit of practitioners…
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The six harmonies of the sangha
The fundamental principles that bring about harmony in the sangha community.
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Taking rebirth from the intermediate state
The transition from the intermediate state to a new rebirth based on explanations in the…
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The value of a sangha community
How living in a sangha community supports monastic life, and how a sangha community benefits…
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Chapter 4: Verses 327-339
Nagarjuna's advice to leaders on appointing administrators and treating prisoners with compassion. How to incorporate…
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Buddhism and culture
How our worldly concerns follow us to the monastery, and how the development of Buddhism…
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A mirror for our spiritual journey
The Buddha's life story and how it offers a model for our own spiritual journey.
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Reversing selfishness
Thoughts on David Brooks' "The Power of Altruism," emphasizing how we can get in touch…
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Survival of the most cooperative
Reflections on David Brooks' "New York Times" article on the power of altruism.
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Death and the intermediate state
Factors affecting our death, and the importance of the state of mind at death. What…
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