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 Verse 10-3: Meditating on emptiness
The various levels of subduing the afflictions, from avoiding the object, to developing samadhi, and…
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Investigating the self
Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…
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Verse 10-2: Counteracting the defilements
The different ways of counteracting the defilements, particularly the afflictions. The importance of not just…
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Verse 10-1: The fuel of the passions
How we ignorantly grasp at the afflictions, the importance of recognizing how we exaggerate, and…
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Verse 9: The tree of enlightenment
The imagery and deeper significance of Bodh Gaya and the bodhi tree.
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Cultivating altruism and bodhicitta
How to develop an altruistic attitude that brings benefit to ourselves and others by recognizing…
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A successful life
We are taught to live by societal standards, yet we need to examine whether living…
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The ultimate mode of existence
Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.
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Introduction to Buddhism
A brief overview of the Buddhist path to enlightenment to put the audience in the…
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The real purpose of the Dharma
The real purpose of the Dharma is questioning, investigating, putting what makes sense into practice…
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Sister Leslie Lund, OCDH, Carmelite Sisters of Mary - Jul 4, 2008
Sister Leslie Lund, OCDH, Carmelite Sisters of Mary Christ the divine physician sadhana
A Carmelite hermit nun shares her perspective on incorporating a Buddhist practice.
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How can we deal with anger?
Venerable Chodron explains how anger, a negative emotion, creates problems in our lives, and how…
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