Chapter 4: Verses 301-311
Chapter 4: Verses 301-311
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Jul 7, 2016 Chapter 4: Royal Policy: Instructions on the Practices of a Monarch. Nagarjuna gives practical advice for leaders that is also applicable to individual practitioners. Part of a series of talks on Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice for a King.
- Nagarjuna’s advice for leaders is applicable to workplaces and organizations
- Leaders need to listen and get accurate information in order to lead
- Speaking what’s true, kind, and meaningful
- Generosity is the cause for future wealth, stinginess is the cause for poverty
- The importance and benefits of practicing generosity
- Keeping your mind in virtue and taking delight in virtue
- The benefits of establishing Dharma centers, monasteries, and secular education centers
Precious Garland 61: Verses 301-311 (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.
