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 Attachment and anger
Commenting on Verses 66-74 of Chapter 6, discussing the relationship between attachment and anger and…
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First-link ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the specific scope of the first-link, ignorance and the…
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Creating vision as a leader: a Buddhist perspective
How a leader can create an vision for an organization that that helps everyone work…
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Counteracting anger
Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…
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Applying karma to our lives
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, applying karma to the recent trial and describing the Rice…
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Debating with anger
Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…
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Dependent arising
Completing Chapter 6, covering karma and instinctual behavior and commencing Chapter 7, describing the wheel…
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Who’s responsible for our suffering
Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…
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Courageous Compassion
An overview of the sixth volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, “Courageous Compassion".
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The importance of empathic listening
How listening is different from just hearing, and how we can cultivate the skill of…
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Karma and our environment
Continuing teaching from Chapter 6, covering the interaction between the mind and external world and…
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It’s unreasonable to be angry
Giving commentary to Verses 38-42, discussing various reasons for why it's unreasonable to be angry…
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