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 Look into your own mind
We should be careful when we want to judge others—especially based on religious views—and look…
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Intolerance: Look Into Your Own Mind
We must overcome our own habits of intolerance and prejudice before we can help others.
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Noble eightfold path and the four noble truths
How the concept of renunciation is misunderstood.
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Hate is not conquered by hate
When we see a fault in others we should turn the mirror on ourselves, and…
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Motivation in a monastic environment
Examining the kind of mind that we want to cultivate when living a monastic way…
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Honestly looking at our afflictions
It is important to be honest when we are looking at our own mind and…
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Living in a monastic environment
Opening the 2010 Exploring Monastic Life program with a talk on the practical aspects of…
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Complaining: a favorite pastime
Complaining causes disharmony with others and serves no positive purpose. The difference between complaining and…
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Self-centered Attitude
The meaning of "self-centered thought" and advice for working with it.
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Cycles of optimism
Questions regarding the challenges and opportunities of Buddhism in the 21st century.
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