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 Chapter 11: Quiz review part 1
Review and discussion of questions on refuting truly existent time. The first part of the…
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Working with anger
Examining how the source of our anger is our own mind, and that we have…
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Guided meditation on death and impermanence
Seeing that death is definite and lifespan uncertain reflecting on the eight worldly concerns can…
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Review 2 of Chapter 8: Verses 178-183
Part 2 of the second review of Chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the…
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Review 2 of Chapter 8: Verses 176-178
Part 1 of the second review of Chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the…
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Appreciating the time for analysis
Expresses appreciation for the time we have during the silent Winter Retreat to do analytical…
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Review of Chapter 4
A review of Chapter 4 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
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Review of Chapter 7: Counteracting desire
Venerable Thubten Chonyi draws from Aryadeva's text as well as other sources to examine and…
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Quiz review: Seven types of cognizers, part 4
Answers to questions related to correct assumer, doubt, and wrong consciousness.
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The far-reaching practice of wisdom
Explanation of the far-reaching practice of wisdom and how it cultivating it enables us to…
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Hope after the Sandy Hook school shooting
Working with difficult emotions and cultivating compassion in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook…
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