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Peace practices: Changing the world from the inside out

Peace practices: Changing the world from the inside out

A talk given at Spokane Rotary Club 21, in Spokane, Washington, a community service organization affiliated with Rotary International.

  • Peace is who we are and how we act in society
  • Respecting others and modeling respect
  • Creating peace through the four points of the Rotarian Code of Conduct

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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.