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 108 Verses: Verses 10-12
How great compassion is what makes three jewels unique and objects of refuge.
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108 Verses: Verses 7-9
Three types of compassion and examples of bucket in a well for comparing cyclic existence.
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Self-centeredness and compassion
How to examine our mind closely so we understand what to take responsibility for and…
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The six preparatory practices
The six practices to do to prepare the body and mind and create a conducive…
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Verse 19-4: Antidote to depression
How meditating on precious human life results in constant awareness of how fortunate we are,…
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Verse 19-3: Bodhisattva practices
The importance of aiming for a precious human life, even if that's not our long-term…
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Meditation practice
An explanation of the various kinds of Buddhist meditation, how to set up a daily…
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Verse 19-2: Precious human life
Not every human life is a precious human life. Considering living beings who are so…
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Verse 19-1: The upper realms
How a precious human life gives us just enough comfort and just enough suffering to…
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Verse 18: The exalted path
Generating positive aspirations for all sentient beings when setting out walking on a path.
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Verse 17-5: Value of keeping precepts
Fourth way of gathering followers in order to teach them the Dharma: to act in…
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