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 Cooperation and attachment styles
The benefits of an attitude of cooperation as opposed to competition, and how we can…
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Three Jewels in the Vajra Vehicle
Explanation of the Three Jewels in Perfection Vehicle and Vajra vehicle.
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Karma in samsara and beyond
Completing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the last two transcendental factors and covering the types…
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Childish sentient beings
How attachment to childish sentient beings and their nonvirtuous activities is an obstacle to Dharma…
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Giving up our poor-quality view
Dismantling low self-esteem through Buddhist psychology and tantric techniques.
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Compassion observing sentient beings
Unpacking verse 3 of Chandrakirti’s "Homage to great compassion."
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Cutting through the mundane mind
Questions and answers on how visualization and mantra recitation support our spiritual practice.
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Three kinds of compassion
Commentary on verses 1 and 2 of Chandrakirti’s "Homage to Great Compassion."
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Great compassion and nondual awareness
The three causes of bodhisattvas and nuances of the realization of emptiness.
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The far-reaching attitude of equanimity
The importance of rejoicing in the success of others, and on the happiness gained from…
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The meaning of compassion
What compassion means, the three kinds of suffering that warrant compassion, and compassion’s connection to…
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