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 Psychology of the Tara sadhana
The psychology of the Green Tara sadhana practice, from refuge and bodhicitta up to the…
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Objects of refuge
Teaching on Verses 5-8 from Khunu Lama Rinpoche's "The Precious Lamp in Praise of Bodhicitta."
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Praising bodhicitta
Clarification of points from the previous day's teachings, and the first teaching on Khunu Lama…
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Introducing the text and author
The unusual background of Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen who is the author of the text…
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How to take full advantage of a precious human rebirth
Contemplating the rare opportunity and what can be achieved with a precious human life will…
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More qualities of the Buddha
Relating more qualities of the Buddha to a verse that is used to praise the…
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Chapter 1: Verse 80
How persons and things exist by being merely designated by conception but still exist conventionally.…
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The four fearlessnesses of the Buddha
The four things that a Buddha has confidence in, and how reflecting on this can…
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Causal and resultant refuge
The order in which we will realize and become the Three Jewels, and an analogy…
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Loneliness in a time of connectivity
How to have a balanced relationship with technology and not let it get in the…
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Love does no harm
How to practice harmlessness and love through good ethical conduct, especially in terms of our…
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