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 Conducive conditions to develop serenity
Explaining the six essential conditions necessary for developing serenity in retreat, drawing from Indian and…
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Commitments and instructions of mind training
The measure of having transformed one’s thoughts, the commitments of thought training, and instructions of…
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The five powers in life and death
Changing adverse circumstances into the path and elucidating a lifetime’s practice.
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The importance of developing serenity
Covering a descriptive definition of serenity, and explaining some of the many benefits of developing…
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Compassion for peace in schools
How schoolteachers can bring compassion into the classroom.
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Bodhicitta and working with adversity
Conventional bodhicitta and how it helps us in this time of the five degenerations.
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The preliminaries & ultimate bodhichitta
Introduction to the "Seven-point Mind Training" by Geshe Chekawa and the first two points.
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The joy of monastic discipline
Explaining the beautiful prayer on monastic discipline written by His Holiness the Dalia Lama in…
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A peaceful heart in a complex world
Cultivate peace of mind by overcoming the eight worldly concerns and making beneficial aspirations.
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Unlocking your potential
How to overcome obstacles and create causes to realize our full human potential.
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Advice for monastics
Explaning the section of advice for Monastics, teaching from Chapter 5.
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Things depend on other things
Interview on how the teachings on interdependence apply to daily life.
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