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 108 Verses: Verses 20-26
How transforming mind and overcoming afflicted attitudes is the essence of Dharma practice.
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Methods to develop kindness
Two methods for helping us develop kindness for others; equanimity as a dependent factor.
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108 Verses: Verses 15-19
How great compassion is an important quality of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha that makes them…
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Things exist dependently
Teachings on understanding the nature of self and also how our attitudes are not something…
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108 Verses: Verses 1-14
Review of first 14 verses that describe the qualities of great compassion.
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Mental pathways of virtue
Refraining from the mental nonvirtues and practicing generosity, compassion, and right views.
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Lesli Weber - Oct 2, 2009
Lesli Weber Brain training: The effects of meditation on the brain
Feel measurably happier, improve self-awareness and concentration through meditative training.
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Speaking at appropriate times
Considering the time, the place, the tone, and the content of our speech, and examining…
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A sadhana of the tradition
- Oct 1, 2009
Long Green Tara sadhana with guided meditation
The version of the Tara sadhana used during the 2009-2010 Green Tara Winter Retreat along…
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Practicing with adversity
Practices that can be used to transform adverse circumstances into the path.
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Verbal pathways of virtue
Refraining from the nonvirtues of speech and practicing their opposites.
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