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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Relating to and visualizing compassion
How to relate to and visualize love and compassion.
View PostKeep a happy mind
Reflecting on the quote “Try to be happy in your practice and be satisfied in…
View PostBeing an example of wisdom
How to generate the wisdom that understands the law of karma, and the wisdom of…
View PostBeing an example of love
The difference between love and attachment, and how attachment can become a real stumbling block…
View PostBeing an example of peace
How the preconceptions in our own minds make us unpeaceful, and learning to control our…
View PostLiving in harmony with one another
Identifying the cause of our disharmony with others and ourselves and working constructively to overcome…
View PostServe other beings as much as possible
The importance of serving others by practicing and preserving the Dharma, or in any other…
View PostShare your love, wisdom, and wealth
The importance of learning to distinguish love from attachment so that we can share our…
View PostThe relationship between the two truths
Teaching on the relationship between the two truths.
View PostFunctioning things
Beginning to teach on the divisions of "Functioning Things," as part of Chapter 11: "Basic…
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