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 bodhisattva vow in modern times
Practices to develop bodhicitta and remove obstacles to it.
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How to relate to a spiritual mentor
Qualities of a qualified teacher and a receptive student.
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The Extraordinary Aspirations of Samantabhadra Bodhi...
Commentary on the ten aspirations and initial verses.
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Who am I without my job title?—talk for young adults
A look at our sense of identity and self-worth.
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Ethical conduct in daily life with Q & A session
When we keep good ethical conduct we are giving up misery.
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Chapter 8: Verses 53-75
Examining the foulness of the body to reduce attachment that keeps us distracted.
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Chapter 8: Verses 38-53
The importance of pacifying distractions plus examining the impurity of the body.
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Impermanence, interdependence, and emptiness
Investigating if things and people exist the way they appear.
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How a Westerner became a Buddhist nun
A talk given to the Tibetan Association of Washington.
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