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 Good Karma: We are not inherently selfish
Purifying the harm we have done to others directly and to ourselves indirectly.
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Good Karma: Embracing hardship for others’ sake
Transforming hardship into the path to awakening.
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Good Karma: Solving problems at their root
How we can get the specific results that we want by creating the right causes.
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Finding true happiness
Continuing teaching from Chapter 9, describing the way to investigate the source of true happiness…
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Joy and rest as supports for joyous effort
How to generate the strong intention to apply antidotes to the afflictions, and engage in…
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Apologizing and forgiving
How to engage in apologizing and forgiving as part of the practice of compassion.
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The mind’s potential and the existence of the ...
The mind, its qualities, and connection to the Three Jewels in the context of refuge.
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Benefits of meditating on the the 12 links
Commencing the teaching from Chapter 9 and describing the benefits of meditating on the 12…
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Self-confidence
Commentary on verses 47-58. The role of self-confidence in progressing on the path and the…
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Saying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to rely on a spiritual mentor and continue to practice well after they pass…
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Nagarjuna’s analysis of arising
Completing teaching from Chapter 8, explaining Nagarjuna's four-point analysis of arising.
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Steadfastness
Commentary on verses 46-49. How aspiration and steadfastness support and increase each other. Also the…
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