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 meaning of ordination
The meaning of ordination, how it is much more than just keeping precepts.
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Paths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining…
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A defender’s four answers
Reading from “The Defender’s Answers” in Chapter 23 “Procedures in Debate,” covering the four kinds…
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Imagery and method acting: Cultivating our compassio...
How we can use our imagination to develop compassion and other positive qualities.
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Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 7-8
Continuing the commentary on verses 7 and 8 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation…
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The defender’s answers
Reviewing syllogisms and consequences as argument forms and discussing debate protocols and sets of the…
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End of retreat Q&A
Various questions from the audience, including how to gain right views through hearing, thinking, and…
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 43-47
Venerable Thubten Chodron covers verses 43-47 of Nagarjuna’s “Letter to a Friend.”
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Watching the news as Dharma practice
Answering various questions from the audience, including how to watch and interpret the news with…
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The Buddha Refuge Jewel
The Three Jewels that Buddhists take refuge in on both the ultimate and conventional levels.
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The wisdom of composition
The seventh kind of wisdom we request Manjushri to inspire us to develop.
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 35-42
Venerable Thubten Chodron covers verses 35-42 of Nagarjuna's "Letter to a Friend."
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