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 Keeping the promise of bodhicitta
Discussing Verses 11-16 on the importance of making ourselves into trustworthy people: in general and…
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Politics, Power, and Peace
How to interact with others in a contentious election season with kindness and compassion.
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Disadvantages of discarding bodhicitta
Discussing Verses 2-10 of Chapter 4, which cover the disadvantages of discarding bodhicitta
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The results of karma
Continuing the teaching on the results of karma and explaining the verses from Precious Garland.
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Conscientiousness
Reviewing Chapter 3 on bodhicitta and beginning Chapter 4 on conscientiousness, covering Verse 1.
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Survival of the most cooperative
Generating peace, love, and compassion in our own hearts can help us to heal divisions…
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Transforming violence with compassion
In an interview with Dharma Drum Mountain, Venerable Chodron shares how she worked with anger…
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16
Commentary on verses that cover the two methods of developing bodhicitta and how to transform…
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Three kinds of karmic result
Beginning Chapter 11 "Results of Karma" and explaining the three results of karma.
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Bodhicitta makes life meaningful
Teaching on Verses 23-34 in Chapter 3 and discussing the amazing ability of bodhicitta to…
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Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 2
Answers to questions on the mind and afflictions, tenet school assertions, differences between the Madhyamaka…
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Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 1
Answers to questions on the history and origins of Buddhist tenet systems, mind and mental…
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