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 
Looking for the heart
A look at the nature of the mind and the three principle aspects of the…
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Rejuvenate your life
How the Buddha’s teachings can help us have a happy mind meaningful life.
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From TikTok to Dharma talk
A look at the role of social media from a Buddhist perspective.
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How to free your mind: The Tara sadhana and countera...
Using antidotes to counteract the eight inner dangers.
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How to see yourself as you really are
How to loosen concrete ideas of our own and other people’s identities.
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Strengthening and maintaining mental well-being—the ...
Keeping mentally healthy from a Buddhist perspective.
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Working with anger, part 1
An explanation of the Buddhist view of anger and how to work with it.
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Open heart, clear mind
Practical advice on how we can apply Buddhist psychology to improve the quality of our…
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Question and answers on Dharma and life
Answers to Dharma and personal questions. Topics include aging, issues around sickness, and death and…
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