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 In the Holy Land, Israel and Palestine
Political conflict affects the lives of people of all faiths and backgrounds throughout the Holy…
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My true religion is kindness
An interview with Rinchen Khandro Chogyel on her life of socially engaged Buddhism.
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Path of no more learning
Perceiving emptiness and conventional truth simultaneously. A discussion of the final verses of the Heart…
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Path of seeing and meditation
We see attachment as something solid but actually we are only experiencing moments of attachment…
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A solid concrete “I” does not exist
An examination of how phenomena are mere appearances, empty of inherent existence.
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Path of accumulation and preparation
What is emptiness? Examining what emptiness means and what is meant when we grasp at…
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Profound perfection of wisdom
A commentary on the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, covering the sequence of insights generated on…
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Avalokiteshvara - Apr 16, 1998
Avalokiteshvara The Heart of Wisdom Sutra
Recording of the Sravasti Abbey sangha chanting the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, accompanied by the…
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International full ordination ceremony in Bodh Gaya
A diverse group of monastics from around the world received full ordination, a major step…
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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 18-21
The auxiliary vows to overcome obstacles to the far-reaching attitude of patience and joyous effort.
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Colors of the Dharma
Representatives of a variety of monastic traditions discuss student-teacher relationships, practice, training, the Vinaya, monasteries…
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Julie Rae
- Jun 18, 1997
Working for sentient beings
The many ways in which spiritual teachers work for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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