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 
“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 27-28
Satisfying desire, seeing the ultimate nature of phenomena, and relying on a spiritual mentor.
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 20-26
The far-reaching attitudes of joyous effort and concentration.
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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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Immeasurable equanimity
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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Qualities of the three jewels
What taking refuge means, and some poetry and scriptural quotations about the qualities of the…
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