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 kindness of others
Seeing the kindness of people all around us and appreciating that kindness.
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Chapter 3: Verses 214-230
Creating the two collections—merit and wisdom—by abandoning the three poisons and practicing the three roots…
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Equalizing self and others
The second method for generating bodhichitta, equalizing and exchanging self and others.
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A Song to Mummy Tara in These Dire Times
At the request of Venerable Lobsang Tenpa and Friends of Sravasti Abbey Russia, Venerable Chodron…
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Great resolve and bodhicitta
The conclusion of the teaching on the seven-point-cause-and-effect method and a clear explanation of the…
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The permutations of karma
What makes karma certain or uncertain to be experienced. The factors that influence when karma…
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Chapter 3: Verses 215-223
The four immeasurable factors that make full awakening possible. How the collections of merit and…
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Repaying kindness, love, and compassion
The third through fifth points in the seven point cause and effect instructions; one of…
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The kindness of our parents
The first two points in the seven-point-cause-and-effect instructions for developing bodhicitta.
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Developing equanimity
The importance of developing equanimity before we can begin developing bodhichitta.
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Tanya Lasuk - Mar 11, 2016
Tanya Lasuk Reflections on rebirth
Grappling with the concept of rebirth in our Western culture.
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Virtuous karma and its effects
How virtuous karma is created and the types of results it brings. An explanation of…
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