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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Fredrick Browne - Apr 9, 2009
Fredrick Browne Review: Death and impermanence
Review session on the second of the four preliminary practices, the impermanence of all things…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 4: Verses 17-26
Transforming our motivation for daily life and the importance of creating virtue while we have…
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Chapter 4: Verses 1-8
A review of chapters 1-3, and how the true purpose of our life is to…
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Verse 41: Praising the Buddha
Praising and prostrating to the Buddha and rejoicing when seeing others paying homage or praising…
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Verse 40-8: Discriminating wisdom
How we need discriminating wisdom in all aspects of our lives so that we can…
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Verse 40-7: Consideration for others
Restraining negative actions and respecting ourselves and our Dharma practice.
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Verse 40-6: Integrity
The importance of having respect for ourselves and our spiritual path.
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Verse 40-5: Generosity
How the realization of emptiness makes generosity an arya practice.
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The thief of self-centered thought
How we often view the self-centered thought as a friend, but the only thing that…
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Verse 40-4: Learning
The importance of learning in order to practice meditation and bring the Dharma into our…
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