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The removal of distracting thoughts

The removal of distracting thoughts

Part of a series of teachings given during the Developing Meditative Concentration Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2013.

  • Questions and answers to last session
  • How to work with the distracted mind
  • Mindfulness and introspective awareness

[This teaching is audio only.]

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.