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 Why bodhicitta is so powerful
Finishing teaching on the ten fortunes of a precious human life and explaining why bodhicitta…
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Absorbing yourself in ultimate love
Teaching on understanding emptiness and training in methods to eradicate afflictive emotions and attain liberation…
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Subtle impermanence
Answering questions from retreat participants and teaching on understanding impermanence and generating love and compassion
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Reflecting on impermanence
Teaching on generating the sense of closeness with others and outlining the meditation to develop…
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Understanding our situation in samsara
Speaking on the importance of seeing sentient beings as precious and teaching on ten nonvirtues…
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Like a bucket in a well
Explaining how to apply thought training techniques to create causes for liberation and full awakening…
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The mind is the source of happiness
Teaching on how our actions determine our present and future experience and explaining how the…
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Only the Dharma helps at death
Completing the section “Only Dharma helps at the time of death” in Chapter 9, explaining…
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Freedoms and fortunes of a precious human life
Covering verses 1.1c-1.4 on Shantideva’s purpose for writing the text and the eight freedoms and…
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Nine-point death meditation
Teaching nine-point death meditation, from the section “Learning from Our Own Mortality” in Chapter 9.
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Introduction and homage
Giving an overview of the text and covering the Verse on Shantideva’s homage to the…
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Faith-based applications to gun violence prevention
A Christian pastor and Buddhist nun discuss gun violence prevention and promoting nonviolence from the…
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