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 Exaggerated statements?
Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Treasure Teachings and Pure Vision Teachings” and “Exaggerated Statements?”
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One and many as predicates
Covering the section “One-with-x and Different-from-x as Predicates” in Chapter 21.
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Beyond Blame
How it's possible to go beyond blaming others or our self and work together to…
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The universal antidote
How things don't exist the way they appear, and the importance of practicing diligently, as…
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Evaluating the authenticity of teachings
Continuing Chapter 6 with the section on the Kalama Sutta in which the Buddha listed…
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Eight worldly concerns
Questioning and investigating what society says is normal and acceptable.
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One and different
Going over exercises 20.1 and 20.4 with the class and beginning Chapter 21 “One and…
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Open Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
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Tonglen and social problems
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…
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Tonglen: Taking and giving
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the practice of tonglen, or taking and giving.
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Chang-shen Shih - Apr 27, 2019
Chang-shen Shih Living Vinaya in the United States
A paper on the bhikshuni sangha in the west written by a nun who participated…
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Divisions and illustrations
Reviewing material already covered in Chapter 20 on definitions and illustrations, and discussing the different…
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