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 The Greater Discourse on the “Lion’s Roar Sutt...
Don't waste your time practicing ascetiscism, but do develop the fortitude to practice. Making the…
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The Buddha’s enlightenment
Learning from Buddha's example to seek the truth with no compromise and practice diligently, as…
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The benefits of community life
There is nothing wrong with enjoying the happiness of this life: it is attachment to…
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The noble search
A realistic view of monastic life; commentaries on sutras. How taking vows, engaging in ethical…
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Giving to others
Transforming our bodies into what helps others progress on the path and how to meditate…
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Unfortunate rebirths
How Buddhist teachings on lower realms differ from theistic religions, and the importance of creating…
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Death and refuge
How contemplating death and impermanence can lead us to taking refuge in the Three Jewels.
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Death time and our body
The importance of cultivating a healthy relationship with our body.
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Death time and relationships
Considering the people in our lives, the karma we create in relationship with them, and…
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Giving to those who harm us
Giving to those in the various realms and how to transform resistance towards giving to…
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Death time and possessions
Considering how our possessions will not be of help at the time of death, that…
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