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 Motivation for taking the eight Mahayana precepts
A description of the benefits of taking each of the eight Mahayana precepts and the…
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108 Verses: Verse 7
Importance of deeply looking at our sufferings and developing the motivation to overcome them for…
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108 Verses: Verses 1-6
How great compassion is central to the practice and guides the practitioners through the full…
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Vesak and the Buddha’s life
The story behind Vesak, the holiest day of the year for Buddhists, and how we…
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Karma (Dylan Thomas) Uncovering inner beauty
A young adult week participant reflects on how he grew in self-confidence by connecting authentically…
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Living an authentic life
Overcoming afflictions enables us to stop living under their control, and to gain clarity and…
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Karma and decision-making
Understanding karma shapes the decisions that we make regarding our body, speech and mind.
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Rebirth, karma and emptiness
The relationship between the body and mind according to the Buddhist worldview, and an introduction…
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How to do the prostration practice
The first of three talks introducing the purification practice of making prostrations to each of…
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The meaning and purpose of renunciation
Examining our experiences through the lens of the Buddha's teachings will give rise to a…
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