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Types of arrogance and ignorance

Types of arrogance and ignorance

Part of a series of teachings given during the White Tara Retreat at Sravasti Abbey.

  • Types of arrogance laid out in Chapter 5 of Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland
  • A discussion on how to respond to people whose behavior we find abhorrent
  • Verse 2: The elephant of ignorance
  • Types of ignorance and how to remedy them

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.