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 
Contemplating death
How thinking about death can make our lives more meaningful and how Dharma practice can…
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Review: The self-centered thought
Review of the section of the text on the disadvantages of the self-centered thought.
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Relying on the teacher
What it means to rely on our spiritual mentors and the many benefits of doing…
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Review: The disadvantages of cyclic existence
Review of the six disadvantages of cyclic existence that are the result of not taking…
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Retreat questions and advice
What to do when the mind gets crazy in meditation, how to pace yourself during…
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The purpose of a silent retreat
A question-and-answer session touching on the purpose of silence on retreat, retreat etiquette, and daily…
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Motivation for the Manjushri retreat
Setting the motivation for retreat, remembering the sufferings of the lower realms, and endeavoring to…
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Manjushri sadhana overview
The benefits of doing the Manjushri practice, an explanation of the visualization in the sadhana,…
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Self-centeredness
Examining the disadvantages of self-centeredness, and how to use mindfulness and introspective awareness to reduce…
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