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 Fortitude and joyous effort
The importance of enthusiasm and perseverance in retreat and practice. Change comes slowly, but it…
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Restricting the environment
The benefit of restricting the environment and keeping some distance from the objects that give…
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Inherent views and opinions
Stories from His Holiness illustrate how we form solid, unchanging opinions of others; the different…
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Keeping calm when facing harm
Shouldn't we feel fear regarding the tragic things that are happening in the world? If…
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Six types of inverted deeds
The six types of inverted deeds to avoid in practice, and the benefits of practicing…
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Fear and wisdom fear
Fear often comes from attachment. There is a difference between panicked, afflicted fear and a…
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Clairvoyant powers
Clairvoyant powers are not the purpose of the path. Why the Buddha limited the display…
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Dealing with difficult people
We can change our way of relating to people we find difficult by considering that…
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Virtuous activities and thoughts
How we should not cease doing virtuous activities of body, speech and mind and why…
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Reasonable self-evaluation
We can learn to evaluate ourselves by examining our motivations and actions so that we…
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Praise and criticism
If criticism is valid, why get angry? We can simply admit our mistakes and do…
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