Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: verses 22-31
Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: verses 22-31
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Amitabha 
May 6, 2018 Part of a series of talks giving commentary on Lama Tsongkhapa’s “Prayer to Be Reborn in the Land of Bliss” given during a retreat on the Amitabha Buddha practice at North Kunsangar Buddhist retreat center in Russia. Hosted by Friends of Sravasti Russia. In English with Russian translation.
- Things exist dependently but we grasp at them as if they exist independently
- Investigating how the I exists
- Overcoming selfishness and perfecting the bodhisattva practices
- Overcoming obstacles to practicing the path
- Finding qualified spiritual teachers and being a suitable student
Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: verses 22-31 (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.
