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 Chenrezig retreat discussion: Part 1
Being kind and skillful yet incredibly firm. Being an effective, capable human being, not a…
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Introduction to Chenrezig practice
An overview of the practice of Chenrezig, explaining the meaning and purpose of visualization and…
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Curing our self-centeredness
Compassion can serve as a powerful antidote to our self-preoccupation and free us from our…
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Present status of bhikshuni ordination
Concerns within the sangha regarding giving bhikshuni ordination are addressed by the findings of recent…
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How rebirth works
The benefit of contemplating the possibility of rebirth in the lower realms and how our…
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Genuine aspiration and resistance
Kindness for oneself relieves the internal struggle to commit to the Dharma.
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Meditation and the Buddhist approach
Talks focusing on the practical application of Buddhist psychology for understanding ourselves and improving the…
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Renunciation and joyous effort
The importance of nourishing a strong determination, armor-like joyous perseverance, and the bodhisattva's view of…
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Practicing joyous effort
The three types of joyous effort, as well as the three kinds of laziness that…
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Renounce suffering, practice joyfully
Comments on a section of the Lamrim chenmo by Lama Tsongkhapa. Explains the types and…
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Monastic health
Monastics practicing in the West discusses health, including how it influences practice, how it relates…
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Death and Dharma practice
Continuation of at talk on contemplating death, followed by advice on Dharma practice.
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