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 four immeasurables in daily life
How the four immeasurables provide a framework on how to live daily life.
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 12-15
Practices incompatible with ethical conduct, and cultivating conscientiousness.
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The importance of the four immeasurables and an in-depth look into immeasurable equanimity.
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 6-11
Exploring the recollection of generosity, ethical conduct, and the far-reaching attitudes of generosity and ethical…
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What taking refuge means, and some poetry and scriptural quotations about the qualities of the…
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Relating to and visualizing compassion
How to relate to and visualize love and compassion.
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Keep a happy mind
Reflecting on the quote “Try to be happy in your practice and be satisfied in…
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Being an example of wisdom
How to generate the wisdom that understands the law of karma, and the wisdom of…
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