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 Examining our expectations of others
With a realistic view of others—friends and family and coworkers—we can avoid disappointment and conflict,…
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Becoming friends with ourselves
Through self-acceptance we can treat ourselves with kindness and compassion, and see that we have…
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Three types of emotion and their influence
The threat system, the drive system and the safeness system from the psychological and Buddhist…
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Getting a handle on anger
If we can be calm with an attitude of compassion in conflicts, then there's a…
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Merging the Dharma with daily life
Dharma practice does not just happen on the cushion. Practical advice on how to use…
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“Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...
Personal stories of how people used the Dharma to see situations from a different perspective,…
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Connecting with others with an open heart
By opening our heart we can connect to others in a meaningful and healthy way…
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The results of virtue and nonvirtue
Reflecting on the results of virtuous and nonvirtuous actions motivates us to create the causes…
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Questions and answers on karma
Responses to questions on karma and its effects. Understanding karma through the analogy of a…
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The results of negative karma
Reflecting on the three types of karmic results and the results of specific actions helps…
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Three types of dependent arising and how they prove ...
A look at causal dependence, mutual dependence and dependent designation. How to reflect on karma…
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Interview with Tibetan Center Hamburg Magazine
The challenges of being a Buddhist nun in the West and what was learned from…
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