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 Cultivating contentment
How contentment cannot be found in external possessions and relationships but stems from developing our…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama and compassion
Looking to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as an example for our own lives.
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The source of happiness and problems
What is real happiness? We think happiness comes from external situations and objects, but the…
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Purifying environmental effects of karma
Discussion of rebirths into war, disease, drought, and poverty, and the effects of the four…
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10 nonvirtues and results explained
What creates seeds of karma? Results of even small everyday thoughts, words and actions many…
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Walking meditation and its benefits
Looking for different ways to meditate? Walking meditation has many benefits for the body and…
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Clarifying the status of the “Geshe-ma”
A clarification of the status of women in the Tibetan monastic community: how the issues…
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Building confidence and self-esteem
Ways to overcome low self-esteem and release self-destructive behavior.
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Kindness towards ourselves and others
Recognizing our interdependence with others and how keeping good ethical conduct can help us to…
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Investigating anger
Understanding how the mind of anger operates, and how to counteract it as it arises.
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The four aspects of karma
How future lives are affected in both positive and negative ways by our thoughts, words…
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