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 Aggression, arrogance and grudges
How to work with our dominating, aggressive side that wants to get what we want…
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Buddhist practice and community life
Questions about lay life, monastic life, and community life in relation to Dharma practice and…
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Helpful and unhelpful friends
Responses to questions and commentary on verses about spiritual friends.
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Karmic consequences of the ten nonvirtues
Why we should avoid engaging in killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
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Serving others instead of exploiting them
How to overcome miserliness and being mistreated by others.
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The four characteristics of karma
More about the characteristics of karma and how to overcome mental suffering.
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A short overview of the Buddhist worldview
Introduction to the Buddhist worldview and "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons."
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Establishing the sangha in the West
Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.
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Declaring my faults & praising others
Commentary on thought transformation verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
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Competition and exchanging self with others
Continued explanation of exchanging self with others to develop bodhicitta.
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