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 importance of motivation
Covering the last section of Chapter 6 “Being Practical” and begins Chapter 7, covering the…
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Awaken Every Day
Excerpts from the book Awaken Every Day: 365 Buddhist Reflections to Invite Mindfulness and Joy
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Three kinds of sameness
Sharing supplemental information on the three kinds of sameness and beginning Chapter 23 “Consequences.”
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Correctly understanding the point
Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Correctly Understanding the Point” and “Can the Dharma Change?”
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One and different as subjects
Covering the section “One-with-x and Different-from-x as Subjects” in Chapter 21.
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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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