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 Verses before meals
Pausing before meals and reflecting on the kindness of those who provide our food helps…
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Kelsang Gyatso, the Seventh Dalai Lama - Apr 16, 2010
Kelsang Gyatso, the Seventh Dalai Lama A Song of the Four Mindfulnesses
These verses serve as a reminder to let go of critical thoughts, cultivate compassion, and…
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Emptiness of phenomena
How phenomena are designated by thought. Anger is presented as an example to show that…
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Cleansing the mind of ignorance
How wisdom can overpower ignorance and eliminate it, but it cannot get rid of our…
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Conventional and clear light mind
A teaching on the reasons why the afflictions can be eliminated, that the mind is…
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Parent-child relationships
How expectations and misconceptions can lead to difficulties in parent-child relationships.
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Ultimate and conventional existence
How the mind grasps at a truly existing "I," and how ultimate analysis or probing…
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Obstructions to the clear and knowing mind
How and why liberation is possible by seeing that the basic nature of the mind…
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Six root afflictions: Wrong views
An explanation of the six kinds of wrong views outlined by the Buddha.
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Six root afflictions: Wrong views, part 2
Part 2 of wrong views with an emphasis on the three kinds of nihilistic views
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Selflessness, karma, and rebirth
A discussion about the different philosophical tenet systems, whether they all aim for buddhahood, how…
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