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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Books

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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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Tonglen and social problems

Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Tonglen: Taking and giving

Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the practice of tonglen, or taking and giving.

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Nuns from different traditions do Chinese chanting and bowing at Sravasti Abbey.
Life at Sravasti Abbey

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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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Divisions and illustrations

Reviewing material already covered in Chapter 20 on definitions and illustrations, and discussing the different…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Sweet and endearing mothers

Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

The relationship with our parents

Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Buddhism in Tibet

Finishing Chapter Five, discussing the section 'Buddhism in Tibet,' and beginning Chapter Six.

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Our supreme teachers

The danger in having unrealistic expectations of others, and how sentient beings will do what…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

The dead end of jealousy

Comparing ourselves to others, and checking up to see what we want, and if actually…

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