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 Overcoming our rules of the universe
Examining our "rules of the universe" and how we create the causes for suffering.
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Overcoming the internal enemies
How to overcome polluted karma, hinderances and false conception.
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The enemy of self-grasping and self-centeredness
How we can identify and work with self-grasping and self-centeredness.
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Seize the enemy!
Giving our suffering to the self-centered thought and calling upon Yamantaka.
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Renouncing worldly life
Why renunciation is crucial and how to identify self-grasping and self-centeredness.
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The 37 Harmonies and Good Karma verses 45-46
Explaining verses 45-46 from "Good Karma" and describing 37 Harmonies from Chapter 11.
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Leaving home: Different doors to renunciation
What modern practitioners can learn about renunciation from Ratthapala and Angulimala.
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The dance between mindfulness and introspection
Explaining the dependent relationship between mindfulness and introspective awareness, teaching from Chapter 11.
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General meaning of introspective awareness
Reviewing mindfulness and resuming with introspective awareness, teaching from Chapter 11.
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Inappropriate attention, attachment, and anger
The relationship between attachment and anger.
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Karma and rebirth
The importance of acknowledging our faults and how we can work with our karma.
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The continuity of consciousness
Exploring the continuity of consciousness in regards to karma and impermanence.
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