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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Dharma in Daily Life

Keep a happy mind

Reflecting on the quote “Try to be happy in your practice and be satisfied in…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Being an example of wisdom

How to generate the wisdom that understands the law of karma, and the wisdom of…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Being an example of love

The difference between love and attachment, and how attachment can become a real stumbling block…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Being an example of peace

How the preconceptions in our own minds make us unpeaceful, and learning to control our…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Living in harmony with one another

Identifying the cause of our disharmony with others and ourselves and working constructively to overcome…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Serve other beings as much as possible

The importance of serving others by practicing and preserving the Dharma, or in any other…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Share your love, wisdom, and wealth

The importance of learning to distinguish love from attachment so that we can share our…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Functioning things

Beginning to teach on the divisions of "Functioning Things," as part of Chapter 11: "Basic…

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Elderly man and young child holding hands and smiling.
Dharma Poetry

Kurushimi

Kurushimi means suffering or hardship. By recognizing the suffering of others, we understand their truths…

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