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 vibrant Dharma community in Asia
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues to reflect on her recent travels.
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Pilgrimage to Muara Jambi
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about her recent trip to Indonesia.
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Qualities to abandon and cultivate
Teaching on various qualities of mind to abandon, and others to adopt, such as fear,…
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Doubt and correctly assuming consciousness
Teaching on the seven types of awareness, including doubt and correctly assuming consciousnesses.
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Building confidence to live your life to the fullest
What it means to have confidence, and how to develop stable self-confidence through self-acceptance and…
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The power of Nyung Ne with questions and answers
What it means to take refuge during the Nyung Ne practice. Answers to questions on…
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One teacher, many traditions: But what is the path?
How the Buddha's many discourses are not contradictory but show he was a skillful teacher…
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Finding inspiration in the qualities of Medicine Buddha
How the physical features of the Medicine Buddha illustrate his qualities and how they inspire…
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Chapter 7: Verses 59-76
Cultivating the far-reaching practice of joyous effort brings joy to dharma practice and is a…
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Who is Amitabha?
Understanding Amitabha and his pure land. How the practice immerses you in the Buddhist teachings.…
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Right speech in an age of fake news
Why it’s important to be loyal to the truth in an era of fake news…
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How to think like a bodhisattva
A commentary on Vasubandhu's ten great resolves of a Bodhisattva. How reflecting on the resolves…
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