Travels

Venerable Thubten Chodron reflects on different Buddhist traditions and communities in countries she has visited.

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Trip to India

Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about her trip to India and the precious opportunity to meet…

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Trip to Indonesia

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares her thoughts on the history of Buddhism in Indonesia and her…

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Teachings in Singapore

Venerable Thubten Chodron speaks about her upcoming trip to Asia and talks about teaching schedule…

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Trip to Singapore and Dharamsala

After being away for nearly six weeks, Venerable Thubten Chodron recounts her time teaching in…

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Teachings in Mexico

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares her experiences teaching in Mexico and reflects on how we all…

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Colorful mural on Vajrasattva on a building in Mexico.
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Retreat in Mexico

Students in Mexico develop confidence in their own ability to work with their minds at…

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Reconnecting with Buddhism in Asia

Interacting with laypeople and monastics while traveling in Singapore and India in 2000.

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Glimpse of the Gaza Strip

Confronting fears and preconceptions on a visit to the Gaza Strip in April 1999.

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A turnaround in Mundgod

A Western nun teaching young Tibetans in India in 1999? Why not give something back…

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Venerable with a woman and a soldier at the Gaza Strip.
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In the Holy Land, Israel and Palestine

Political conflict affects the lives of people of all faiths and backgrounds throughout the Holy…

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A second pilgrimage in China

Two weeks of travel in China followed by two weeks of retreat and teachings with…

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Teaching in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

A 16-city teaching tour in Eastern Europe in 1994 reveals the optimism and difficulties experienced…

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