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 Ethics in daily life
A look at ethical conditioning and the factors in our lives that lead to our…
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The importance of Buddhist monasticism in the West
The role of Buddhist monastics, monastic centers, how Western monasticism differs from Eastern monasticism, and…
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Ethics and conditioning
The role of ethics for achieving worldly happiness, and also the happiness of liberation and…
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Monasteries and monastic training
A summary of the recent 14th annual Western Buddhist monastic conference, describing the training of…
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Western monasticism
Monastics from different traditions discuss aspects of training, creating monasteries, and the challenges of monastic…
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Leah Kosik - Jun 18, 2008
Leah Kosik Work retreat
Using the workplace as a springboard to noticing our mental state, being aware of any…
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The object of negation
The importance of correctly identifying the object of negation to refute inherent existence.
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Respecting the views of others
Respecting the views and ideas of others as part of the Buddhist path.
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Realizing things as they are
If you are looking for an elephant, you need to know what an elephant looks…
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Lati Rinpoche
- May 28, 2008
Vajrasattva meditation and recitation
An explanation by Lati Rinpoche of the purification practice of the Vajrasattva sadhana, including the…
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