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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Attachment hinders our concentration
Commentary to verses 23 - 28, which describe attachment as a hindrance, and dwelling in…
View PostThe two obscurations
Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, covering afflictive obscurations and cognitive obscurations.
View PostLiving in novice precepts
An explanation of various aspects of monastic life and detailed practical advice.
View PostWestern Buddhist nuns in the Tibetan tradition
Venerable Chodron explores the history of Buddhist nuns in the West through her own experiences,…
View PostPrecepts free the mind
An explanation of the lay precepts with examples of different cultural mindsets.
View PostPratimoksa precepts
An explanation of the divisions of precepts and clarification of particular vows.
View PostBodhisattvas’ path to awakening
Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, explaining the five paths of the bodhisattva vehicle.
View PostThe spread of the Dharma
The spread of the Dharma and the effects on lineages and ordination.
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