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 power of optimism
Rejoicing in the positive mental states and good hearts of Abbey friends.
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Living an open-hearted life
A daylong seminar offering perspectives on compassion from Buddhism and psychology from Venerable Thubten Chodron…
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The far-reaching practice of fortitude
The three types of fortitude that help to transform how we view hardships and overcome…
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Verse 96: Do not do unto others
How we often go against the golden rule by inflicting the harm we have received…
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Chapter 1: Verses 2-3
Because a series of good rebirths provides the foundation for liberation and awakening, the causes…
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Verse 95: The wisest amongst learned beings
Knowing what to practice and what to abandon on the spiritual path makes us wise.
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What is karma?
A meditation for the Daily Dharma Gathering on the four general characteristics of karma.
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Verse 94: Those with right livelihood
How to practice right livelihood as monastics and laypeople.
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Verse 93: Elders with wisdom
The Buddhist perspective on those to whom we can turn for guidance, and who are…
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Wisdom, love, and hatred
Verses from Buddhist scriptures on how to overcome the obstacles to cultivating love.
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Obstacles and antidotes
Further discussion of the obstacles to cultivating love and how to work with them.
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