Venerable Thubten Chonyi
Ven. Thubten Chonyi is a nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. She has studied with Sravasti Abbey founder and abbess Ven. Thubten Chodron since 1996. She lives and trains at the Abbey, where she received novice ordination in 2008. She took full ordination at Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan in 2011. Ven. Chonyi regularly teaches Buddhism and meditation at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane and, occasionally, in other locations as well.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Obstacles to compassion
Exploring the meditation on the kindness of others, and various obstacles to compassion, including the…
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Gomchen Lamrim review: Cultivating compassion
Venerable Thubten Chonyi explores the concept of compassion by reviewing equalizing and exchanging self and…
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No small thing: Encouragement from China
The Abbey celebrates the arrival of 32 volumes of the annotated edition of the Nanshan…
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The four opponent powers for purification
Discussing the four opponent powers in the context of the Vajrasattva sadhana.
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“Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 5 q...
Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews questions from quiz 5.
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Thought training
How to transform all our experiences into fuel for our spiritual practice.
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Gomchen Lamrim review: The afflictions
Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews the afflictions and the factors stimulating their arising.
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The practice of appreciating others
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares three ways we can show our appreciation for others in a…
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Unravelling our hallucinations
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares how the meditation on the mind as the source of our…
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Living like we believe in karma
A meditation on integrating the teachings on karma into our daily lives.
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Exploring our motivation for ordination
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares stories from Buddhist nuns on why they chose to ordain and…
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