Becoming Vajrasattva
Becoming Vajrasattva
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2016-17 
Jan 1, 2017 Part of a series of teachings given during the 2016-2017 New Years Vajrasattva Purification Retreat at Sravasti Abbey.
- The disadvantages of drinking and drugging
- What it means to purify
- Teachings that support purification practice
- Learning about the mind and mental factors
- Learning about karma
- The meaning and power of the mantra
- How to visualize Vajrasattva
- Questions and answers
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.
