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.
View Posts
Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 40-5: Generosity
How the realization of emptiness makes generosity an arya practice.
View Post
The thief of self-centered thought
How we often view the self-centered thought as a friend, but the only thing that…
View Post
Verse 40-4: Learning
The importance of learning in order to practice meditation and bring the Dharma into our…
View Post
-
Inge Eijkhout - Mar 23, 2009
Inge Eijkhout YouTube Dharma
Venerable Chodron's joyous effort in tirelessly spreading the Dharma radiates like sunshine. This letter comes…
View Post
Overcoming afflictions
Keeping our focus on the goal of enlightenment while enjoying the process of getting there,…
View Post
Motivations behind giving
The types of pure and impure giving and the motivations behind them.
View Post
Walking meditation techniques
Is meditation only done on the cushion? Learn walking meditation techniques to bring mindfulness into…
View Post
Training the mind in giving
The characteristics of generosity and how to train the mind in giving.
View Post
Disadvantages of miserliness
The disadvantages of miserliness and how to work through miserliness to develop generosity.
View Post
The far-reaching practice of generosity
The benefits of generosity as taught by Nagarjuna and what makes it a far-reaching practice.
View Post
Mind is the creator of our experience
The essence of Buddhist philosophy and psychology together with practical tools for immediate implementation in…
View Post