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 Introduction to tantra
Understanding the Vajrayana path, how it fits into the Buddhist teachings, and knowing the right…
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Preparing for Vajrasattva retreat
Preparatory instructions, including explanations of purification, visualization, practicing in retreat, and mantra recitation.
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How to achieve success, happiness and love
Re-defining success, happiness and love on our own terms, and understanding how the Buddhist perspective…
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Attaining and balancing wealth
Examining what money symbolizes in our life, and how overcoming self-centeredness can bring about inner…
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Our mission as educators
How can we create whole, happy individuals who are good citizens of the world?
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Why am I giving?
Offering service with a long-term view based on bodhicitta. Ways of working on doubts and…
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The seed of enlightenment
Letting go of bias, anger, resentment, and grudges, and how to cultivate equanimity, kindness, and…
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The value of prison work
The far-reaching benefits of sharing Dharma with those in prison.
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Romance and family life
Buddhist advice for parents and for youth on romantic love and relationships.
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 104-106
A look at dependent arising and emptiness, how things appear to exist in one way,…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 101-104
Eliminating our own self-centeredness and our own self grasping ignorance and thereby developing the compassion…
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