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 Compassion and interdependence
When we see that we are dependent on others we see the importance of caring…
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A warm heart in a complex world
In terms of having a kind heart it doesn't matter if the world is more…
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Cultivating emotional balance
Learning to handle our emotions instead of being under their control strengthens and makes us…
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How ignorance interferes with good relationships
When we have some awareness of the karmic system of actions and effects it enables…
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How attachment prevents having good relationships
It's hard to see attachment as a problem in relationships. If we can look at…
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How anger impedes good relationships
There is meaning and satisfaction in healthy relationships. Recognizing how anger creates problems in relationships…
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Caught up in consumerism
Acquiring things and going into debt does not fill up the empty hole of dissatisfaction.…
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Quiz questions Part 3 for Precious Garland
Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…
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Life as a Western Buddhist nun
What it means to live as a nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in the…
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Transforming the mind with compassion
How to cultivate compassion and transform the mind that insists on taking care of "ME."
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The internal judge and jury
We can transform the judgemental, critical mind that points out faults in others and relate…
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Contemplating specific aspects of karma
The naturally negative actions and those proscribed by the Buddha. The eight favorable conditions for…
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