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 Non-hatred and non-bewilderment
How to be open-minded to develop patience and love. The importance of thinking about and…
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Non-attachment and non-hatred
How to cultivate non-attachment yet not adopt aversion or repression.
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Non-attachment
Cultivating non-attachment in order to relate to the world in a balanced way.
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Integrity and consideration for others
The importance of self-respect and treating others with kindness.
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Steven Vannoy and Samia Shalabi - Jun 11, 1995
Steven Vannoy and Samia Shalabi A celebration of love
A Buddhist couple share on the format of their wedding celebration, which included guided meditations…
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A Buddhist marriage blessing
Practices that couples getting married can do to make merit and share their deepest aspirations…
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Concentration and wisdom
Interplay between mental factors and correlation to lamrim for developing meditative stabilization and wisdom.
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Purifying for refuge practice
Why purification is necessary; practices for taking refuge in spiritual mentors, the Buddhas, the Dharma,…
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Appreciation and mindfulness
What is mindfulness and how it plays an important role in study, meditation and ethical…
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Attention and aspiration
The important characteristics of attention and aspiration mental factors.
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Discrimination, intention and contact
The subtleties of mental factors and their relation to karma.
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