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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The Dharma works
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View PostReplacing self-centeredness with cherishing others
It is essential to cherish others in order to rid ourselves of self-centered thought. In…
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How the self-centered attitude is not who we are, and how not to confuse it…
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Practical advice on applying the Dharma in everyday life, making the teachings transform our minds…
View PostReview: Death and impermanence
Review session on the second of the four preliminary practices, the impermanence of all things…
View PostChapter 4: Verses 17-26
Transforming our motivation for daily life and the importance of creating virtue while we have…
View PostChapter 4: Verses 1-8
A review of chapters 1-3, and how the true purpose of our life is to…
View PostVerse 41: Praising the Buddha
Praising and prostrating to the Buddha and rejoicing when seeing others paying homage or praising…
View PostVerse 40-8: Discriminating wisdom
How we need discriminating wisdom in all aspects of our lives so that we can…
View PostVerse 40-7: Consideration for others
Restraining negative actions and respecting ourselves and our Dharma practice.
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