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Compassion for ourselves and others

Compassion for ourselves and others

These short Bodhisattva’s Breakfast Corner talks were given during the Four Establishments of Mindfulness Winter Retreat in 2013. More extensive teachings on the establishments of mindfulness can be found here.

  • Reflecting on a point Jeffrey Hopkins made during his keynote speech at a symposium on the Tibetan reincarnation system
  • Compassion for others and oneself
  • Compassion cures self-centredness
  • Compassion helps us deal with our lives better

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.