Thubten Chodron
Teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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The value of the monastic community
Explaining the value of the monastic community, commencing teaching from Chapter 5.
View PostHigher ethical codes and making mistakes
Explaining the ethical conduct for Bodhisattva and Tantric practitioners found in the Mahayana tradition, completing…
View Post“She loved being a bhikshuni”: Spreading...
Venerable Chodron talks about the contribution of Venerable Hengching to the spread of full ordination…
View PostIntoxicants and celibacy
Explaining the two precepts westerners have the most difficulty with—taking intoxicants and unwise or unkind…
View PostWhy is the Vinaya important if things are empty?
Why ethical conduct is the foundation of compassion and how these are essential for cultivating…
View PostSearching for the self
Commentary on the "Sutta on a Lump of Foam" (SN 22.95) analyzing how the five…
View PostBenefits of practicing the Pratimoksha
Explaining the different Vinaya schools, also how the practice of Vinaya and having limits helps…
View PostThe Pratimoksha ethical code
Explaining the Pratimoksha ethical code, for lay practitioners and monastics, continuing the teaching from Chapter…
View PostHow a Tibetan Buddhist nun works with her anger
Venerable Chodron is interviewed on anger and its antidotes.
View PostReview of the Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha
Leading a review of the Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha to meditate on these meaningful epithets.
View PostHarmonizing criminal defendants’ imbalanced si...
An interview with a defense lawyer about Buddhism and inmates.
View PostThe importance of ethical conduct
Outlining the various benefits of keeping precepts and describing the eight types of precepts for…
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