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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The practice of appreciating others

Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares three ways we can show our appreciation for others in a…

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Unravelling our hallucinations

Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares how the meditation on the mind as the source of our…

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Guided Meditations

Living like we believe in karma

A meditation on integrating the teachings on karma into our daily lives.

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Exploring our motivation for ordination

Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares stories from Buddhist nuns on why they chose to ordain and…

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Guided Meditations

Quieting the mind after the news

A meditation on Chenrezig in the wake of the past week's shootings of black men…

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Guided Meditations

Practicing celibacy

How practicing celibacy can open up a new relationship with ourselves.

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Monastic Rites

The significance of the kathina ceremony

The story of how and why the Buddha introduced the kathina ceremony for the sangha.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Gomchen Lamrim review: The causes for taking refuge

A guided meditation on the causes for taking refuge and the qualities of the Three…

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Guided Meditations

Practicing enjoyment

A short talk on how to find joy in the small things in daily life…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

“Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 3 q...

Discussion of quiz part three questions 7-12 to review verses from Chapter 1. Delving into…

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