Venerable Thubten Chonyi
Ven. Thubten Chonyi is a nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. She has studied with Sravasti Abbey founder and abbess Ven. Thubten Chodron since 1996. She lives and trains at the Abbey, where she received novice ordination in 2008. She took full ordination at Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan in 2011. Ven. Chonyi regularly teaches Buddhism and meditation at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane and, occasionally, in other locations as well.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Meditation on the eight worldly concerns
A guided meditation on the attachments and aversions that distract from Dharma practice.
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Meditation on compassionate inspiration
A guided meditation to reflect on people and qualities we find inspiring to help develop…
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Review of Chapter 4
Reviewing Chapter 4, discussing how to choose a spiritual mentor, how a spiritual mentor guides…
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Parts repairs and gratitude
Venerable Chonyi reflects on the kindness of health practitioners.
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Meditation on the kindness of others
A guided meditation to bring awareness of being connected to others and being the recipient…
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Meditation on taking and giving
Increasing love and compassion through the meditative practice of tonglen.
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Review of emotions and feelings
Venerable Thubten Chonyi leads a review of the section “Buddhism, Science, and Emotions” from Chapter…
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Review of the four truths
Venerable Thubten Chonyi gives a review of the four truths, focusing on the truth of…
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A Healthy Diet for the Mind
How cultivating compassion is like engaging in a mental fitness program for the mind. What…
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A nun’s lifestyle
The lifestyle of a Buddhist nun or monk is based on Buddhist values of compassion,…
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Comfort for the grieving
Venerable Chonyi examines some of the ways a friend can be of help when a…
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