Thubten Chodron

Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron has practiced the Buddha's teachings for more than thirty years.  She ordained as a nun in the Tibetan tradition in 1977 and has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkhong Rinpoche, and Zopa Rinpoche among others.

With a clear, practical, and humorous style, she teaches Buddhist philosophy and meditation worldwide and has published numerous books including Open Heart, Clear Mind; Working with Anger, and Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path. 

She was resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Center in Singapore and at Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle.

She is currently the Abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastic community in Newport, Washington USA which she founded in 2003.