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 Acting appropriately
Covering Verses 71 - 75 of Chapter 5, discussing practical advice about how to do…
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Posadha at Sravasti Abbey
An explanation of the ritual known as posadha, during which monastics purify and restore their…
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A bodhisattva’s courage
The heroism of bodhisattvas and how to gradually train the mind to look at the…
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Buddha nature
How the two types of buddha nature are the basis for change and awakening. The…
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Who’s responsible for my suffering?
How to create the causes for happiness by changing our perspective and actions.
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Karma and its effects
The meaning of karma, its four principles, three branches, and three kinds of results. How…
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The eight worldly concerns
How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or…
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The causes of happiness and suffering
How karma is like a boomerang, whatever actions we do return and have a similar…
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View of a personal identity
Teaching from Chapter 3, describing the view of a personal identity covering the coarse and…
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The filth of the body
Covers Verses 5.60-5.70, discussing how to cultivate a sense of the body's lack of cleanliness,…
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Resolute and stable
Covering Verses 5.54-5.60 on how to be resolute in the Dharma practice, cultivate mental stability,…
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The root afflictions: Ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, describing different meanings of ignorance and explaining deluded doubt.
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