Thubten Chodron
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Higher ethical codes and making mistakes
Explaining the ethical conduct for Bodhisattva and Tantric practitioners found in the Mahayana tradition, completing…
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“She loved being a bhikshuni”: Spreading...
Venerable Chodron talks about the contribution of Venerable Hengching to the spread of full ordination…
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All conditioned phenomena are impermanent
Clarifying the meaning of important terms and exploring the messiness of conventional existence.
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Intoxicants and celibacy
Explaining the two precepts westerners have the most difficulty with—taking intoxicants and unwise or unkind…
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Who is tired?
Discussing how change is a constant process rather than a sequence of permanent moments.
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The five aggregates are empty, also
How conventional and ultimate bodhicitta eliminate self-grasping and self-centeredness.
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The perfection of wisdom
An introduction to the Heart Sutra and the importance of studying this profound text.
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Why is the Vinaya important if things are empty?
Why ethical conduct is the foundation of compassion and how these are essential for cultivating…
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Searching for the self
Commentary on the "Sutta on a Lump of Foam" (SN 22.95) analyzing how the five…
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Benefits of practicing the Pratimoksha
Explaining the different Vinaya schools, also how the practice of Vinaya and having limits helps…
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The Pratimoksha ethical code
Explaining the Pratimoksha ethical code, for lay practitioners and monastics, continuing the teaching from Chapter…
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How a Tibetan Buddhist nun works with her anger
Venerable Chodron is interviewed on anger and its antidotes.
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