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 The courage to destroy the afflictions
Covering Verses 39 to 46 of Chapter 4 and teaching about the courage that it…
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Building your inner confidence
How to build confidence by accepting who we are, becoming our own friend, and recognizing…
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Purifying destructive karma
Teaching how to purify past destructive karma by practicing the four opponent powers: regret, antidote,…
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Resolving to overcome our afflictions
Reviewing Verse 33 and continuing through Verse 39 of Chapter 4, teaching on a strong…
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Surgery with bodhicitta
Venerable Chodron talks about how she prepared for her recent surgery.
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Imperceptible forms
Explaining imperceptible form, why different tenet schools describe that differently and describing the combinations of…
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The enemy of the afflictions
Continuing with Verses 28 - 33 of Chapter 4, which point out how the afflictions…
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Intention karma and intended karma
Teaching on intention karma and intended karma and explaining the views of different tenet systems.
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How the afflictions deceive us
Teaching on the importance of identifying how the afflictions work in our mind and experience…
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In praise of great compassion
Interview for the Wisdom Podcast on "In Praise of Great Compassion," Volume 5 of The…
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The workings of karma
Beginning Chapter 12, covering the sections on different ways of classifying out actions.
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The kind of person I want to be
Discussing how three mental factors are important for our progress along the path, answering questions,…
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