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 Reputation and reward
When we desire reward and respect we may manipulate others to get what we want.…
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Julie Relsted - May 9, 2016
Julie Relsted We need to remember that we are going to die
Do the practice and the results will come when they are ready. Julie Relsted of…
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The four immeasurables in meditation and daily life
We can have equal care and concern for everyone simply because they exist, simply because…
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Mindfulness of the mind and phenomena
Mindfulness of the mind gets us in touch with the workings of the mind. Mindfulness…
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Questions and answers on the establishments of mindf...
A discussion of mindfulness of feelings. Neutral feelings and how they arise, attachment to children.…
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Practicing mindfulness of feelings
Mindfulness of feelings is not an intellectual exercise but looking inside at how the three…
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Mindfulness of the body—two meditations
The meditations on the mindfulness of the body help to see the body in a…
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Meditating on the four establishments of mindfulness
Meditating on the four establishments of mindfulness includes meditating on the common and individual characteristics…
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The objects of mindfulness and the misconceptions to...
How practicing the four establishments of mindfulness helps to overcome misconceptions of the body, feelings,…
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Going beyond self-centeredness
When we listen to the Buddha's teachings it should push our buttons a little bit,…
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Making room for the Dharma—the eight worldly concerns
By reflecting on the their disadvantages and applying the antidotes we can decrease the influence…
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Cultivating happiness and contentment
Happiness comes from a mind free from disturbing emotions. not from external things. Cultivating a…
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