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 Wisdom fear of samsara
A teaching on the reality of cyclic existence and possibility for liberation. Reflecting on our…
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Compassion for perpetrators
A compassionate response to the difficulties both caused and experienced by L. B., an incarcerated…
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Emptiness in everyday life
Looking at everyday phenomena in terms of emptiness and dependent arising and how changing how…
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Refuge and bodhicitta
The three principal causes for taking refuge—a sense of caution, a sense of confidence, and…
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Relating to a spiritual teacher
Cultivating relationships with spiritual teachers and the many ways we misunderstand what it means to…
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Realizing our potential
Realizing our full potential by recognizing others' great kindness and purifying the mind of the…
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Why things happen the way they do
Understanding karma as a way to make our lives meaningful.
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Fill yourself with good qualities
Ever feel like a prisoner? During a meditation for people who work with incarcerated people,…
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Rosie Rosenzweig - Apr 11, 2005
Rosie Rosenzweig Jewish roots, Buddhist blossoms
The experience of growing up in a Jewish family in Southern California and realizing spiritual…
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Hurtful words, healing words
Being mindful of our speech so as to prevent ourselves from harming others.
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Anger poisons our happiness
Transforming anger by changing the behavior patterns of attachment, hostility, and loneliness.
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Debrief after retreat
Explaining the three vehicles, the actual objects of refuge and how we relate to each.…
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