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 10-13
To attain an upper rebirth to continue working for awakening we need to abandon destructive…
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Verse 103: The freedom of realizing emptiness
The importance of learning the teachings on emptiness to create the causes to free the…
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Verse 102: The sparkling mirror
How studying the lamrim and doing retreat helps us to cultivate concentration, which contributes to…
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Optimism and renunciation
Response to a query from a SAFE student on how to have an optimistic mind…
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Chasing rainbows
What actually is chocolate? When we look closely at the objects we are attached to…
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Verse 101: The magical horse
On the three types of joyous effort and how practicing them helps to give us…
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Verse 100: The armor of fortitude
How to practice the fortitude of experiencing suffering, hearing harsh words and practicing the Dharma.
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The far-reaching practice of joyous effort
By developing the three types of joyous effort we will take delight in virtue, maintain…
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Chapter 1: Verses 4-9
To generate wisdom a series of upper rebirths is needed. Upper rebirth requires confidence in…
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Verse 99: The magical ritual
The surest way to vanquish the demons of our afflictions is not through magical rituals,…
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Verse 98: The supreme treasure
How the practice of genuine generosity reaps infinite wealth in our spiritual practice.
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Verse 97: The supreme goodness
How taming the mind is the best way for us to be of benefit to…
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