Answering questions from retreatants
Answering questions from retreatants
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005 
Mar 25, 2005 Part of a series of teachings given at the Winter Retreat from January to April 2005 at Sravasti Abbey.
Emptiness, refuge, death
- Victim and perpetrator
- Contemplating emptiness
- Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
- Discussing death, abortion
Vajrasattva 07 (download)
Guru devotion, inherent existence
- Incorporating guru devotion into Vajrasattva practice and the relationship to a spiritual teacher
- Existence and truly exist
Vajrasattva 08 (download)
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.
