Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The four Pali Brahmaviharas
Explaining how the four immeasurables are taken as objects for cultivating serenity and dhyanas in…
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Concentration in the Pali tradition
Explaining Concentration in the Pali Tradition, and beginning the description ofFour Brahmaviharas, teaching from Chapter…
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What if everything you’re chasing is the problem?
Exploring how to live with wisdom and compassion in a modern world.
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Our practice is not just for our own benefit
A talk at a Tibetan nunnery with questions and answers.
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Aging, sickness and death: The life stages we go thr...
A look at life's milestones with question and answer session.
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How to integrate Dharma in daily life and other prac...
Question and answer session on Dharma practice and daily life.
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How to sustain motivation in difficult times and oth...
Question and answer session on Dharma practice.
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An introduction to the perfection of wisdom sutras
Commentary on verses from the "Heart of Wisdom Sutra."
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The source of happiness with Q&A session
How our mind is the source of happiness, not external sources.
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