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 Physical and verbal pathways of virtue
Refraining from the nonvirtues of body and speech and acting in the opposite way.
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The 10 virtues
Becoming conscious of the virtues can support your motivation to increase your merit.
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Questions about idle talk
Why idle talk (gossip) is said to be the least destructive of the nonvirtues of…
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The 10 non-virtues: 3 of mind
From the ten non-virtues the three of the mind are really difficult to detect and…
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The 10 non-virtues: Idle talk
How to be aware of our use of speech, the topics we talk about with…
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Transforming adversity into the path
Practical ways to practice mind training, looking at problems as opportunities to practice.
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The 10 non-virtues: Harsh speech
The many ways we can use harsh speech and examining the habit patterns of our…
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The 10 non-virtues: Disharmonious speech
A look at divisive speech and how the motivation behind creating disharmony is often jealousy.…
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The 10 non-virtues: Lying
Lying is a complex of trying to hide something and saying the untruth. It has…
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The 10 non-virtues: 3 of body
A description of the three harmful actions of body and the connection to karma.
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The four general characteristics of karma
Observing cause and effect helps to understand the development of positive and negative results.
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Taking and giving meditation
Practical ways to use love and compassion for others when afflictions arise in daily life.
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