Thubten Chodron

Teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron.

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Buddhist Worldview

Dharma questions and answers

Venerable Thubten Chodron answers questions on a variety of Dharma topics from her experience.

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The Six Perfections

The perfection of joyous effort

How to build a strong foundation for our spiritual practice with joyous effort.

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The Six Perfections

Identifying our buttons

Learning to work with our sensitivities and the power of forgiveness.

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The Six Perfections

Working with suffering

Why fortitude is important and how to work with being criticized.

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The Six Perfections

Three kinds of ethical conduct

Three kinds of ethical conduct and eleven groups of people to benefit when we can.

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The Six Perfections

We have the power to change

By taking responsibility for our ethical conduct, we can transform our lives and benefit others.

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Parting from the Four Clingings

Repaying the kindness of others

The limitations of personal liberation and the happiness of working for the benefit of others.

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Parting from the Four Clingings

Samsara is not a vacation

Seeing the kindness of others motivates us to work towards liberation for their benefit.

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