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 Sensual desire and malice
Walking meditation instructions, sitting meditation posture, and the first two hindrances to developing concentration.
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Conditions conducive for developing concentration
The six conditions conducive for developing concentration and selecting an object of meditation - either…
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Prayers, rituals, and practice
Discussing how to relate to prayer and ritual in Buddhist practice, and the three-step method…
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Debate in action
Leading short debates going through the five answers a defender can give to a challenger.
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Making life meaningful by connecting with others
How doing even small positive things can make a difference in the lives of others…
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Faith, purification, and merit
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 9, 'Tools for the Path', exploring the ideas of faith,…
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The challenger responds to the defender
Covering the various responses a challenger can make to the defender.
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Tools for the path
Beginning teaching Chapter 9, Tools for the Path, covering general advice to help practitioners overcome…
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The defender’s response
Explaining the various responses a defender can give to the challenger in a debate, and…
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Ordination is a wonderous deed
How to benefit others according to our capacity, and commentary to the advice following the…
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Cultivating compassion and equanimity
Equanimity, a mind free from bias and indifference, is important in order to have the…
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Advice from the preceptor
Commentary to further advice from the preceptor, including the final instruction from the preceptor.
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