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 Emptiness and the object of negation, part 1
How to identify the object of negation by taking away the appearance of something or…
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Emptiness and the object of negation, part 2
Q & A focusing on taking away the appearance of an object or person.
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Emptiness and the object of negation, part 3
How the sense of an "I" appears to us yet cannot be found when investigating.
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Verse 36-4: Praising the buddhas and bodhisattvas
How we practice praising the buddhas and bodhisattvas by recollecting the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
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The altruistic intention
The seven-point cause and effect technique for generating bodhicitta: the last five points.
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Bad moods and self-criticism
The final discussion session of the retreat focuses on working with bad moods and being…
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Verse 36-2: Other people’s qualities
How there is nothing from the side of another person that makes them attractive (or…
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Verse 36-1: Praising others
How we practice both refuge and bodhicitta in order to learn to see the good…
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Verse 35-4: Conflict styles, part 3
Seeing both parties in a conflict as on the same side of the table and…
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Verse 35-3: Conflict styles, part 2
Examining when we avoid conflict and why, when to accommodate, and the other types of…
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Verse 35-2: Conflict styles, part 1
Understanding different conflict styles and how to use them. Considering the relationship, the issue, and…
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