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 Chapter 1: Verses 14-19
By reflecting on the results of actions we can change our behavior to have conducive…
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Verse 107: The legs and eyes of the path
How the practices on the method and wisdom sides of the path correspond to the…
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Verse 106: Transcending the indulgences of samsara a...
Giving up the self-centered mind and generating bodhicitta to accomplish the path to full awakening.
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Why do we lie?
Reflecting on the actions and mental states that drive us to distort the truth, and…
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Verse 105: The excellent action
Rejoicing to dispel the jealous mind and create skies of merit!
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Appreciating our opportunities
A motivation on appreciating all the causes and conditions for our precious human rebirth, and…
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Serenity meditation and the four essential points
The remedies to laxity and excitement, and the nine stages of meditative stabilization.
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Mindfulness and antidotes to hindrances
How reflecting on the kindness of others motivates our spiritual practice and sets the context…
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Conditions for practice
A description of the obstacles to meditation, how to have good meditation posture, and the…
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Having a flexible mind
The importance of setting a good motivation, seeing the value of our precious human life,…
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Meditative stability and wisdom
How the last two of the six far-reaching practices lead to the abilities used to…
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Verse 104: The most amazing drama
Should we trust our senses? How to view the world that appears to our senses…
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