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 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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The reasoning behind rebirth
How we can use an understanding of the nature of mind and logical reasoning to…
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The Buddhist view of the mind
Every topic in Buddhism is related to the mind. A look at the nature of…
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The four seals of Buddhism: The second, third and fo...
Explanation of the last three of the four seals and how contemplating them results in…
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The four seals of Buddhism: The first seal
How understanding the first seal of Buddhism, that all conditioned phenomena are impermanent, is a…
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The Library of Wisdom and Compassion: Volumes 1 and 2
An overview and reading from the two books whose topics provide a foundation for the…
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Luis - Dec 6, 2018
Luis The warrior of dawn
The student tries paths of light and of darkness before discovering the middle way.
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The three higher trainings and the eight fold path
The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble…
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