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 Quiz: Shantideva’s establishments of mindfulness
Quiz questions based on the teachings on the establishments of mindfulness from Chapter 9 of…
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Kindness of mothers (all beings)
By developing love and compassion we can repay the kindness of all beings.
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A-Bombs, terrorism, and karma
What influence does motivation have on the karma of an action? Can a negative action…
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Following the Buddha’s advice
Selflessness of feelings and mind with regards to the establishments of mindfulness.
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Buddhist traditions: finding what suits us
Similarities of the various traditions and the principal teachings common to all.
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Unique features of tantra
Developing concentration and merit through the practice of tantra.
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Our craving for feelings and contact
Examining how our feelings arise dependently gives us an objective view of how they rule…
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Dedication and self-acceptance
How the afflictions arise one after another in our mind and how to humbly and…
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Pleasant and unpleasant feelings
We are constantly motivated by attachment and aversion to feelings, which causes us to try…
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Inability to settle on a path
Doubt can undermine our Dharma practice and study, and can even cause lack of confidence…
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The carnivorous demon of doubt
How doubt torments us along the path, and how difficult it is sometimes to recognize…
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