Love and compassion
Love and compassion
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Parting from the Four Clingings 
Apr 30, 2020 Venerable Chodron is offering a series of nine online teachings on the text “Parting from the Four Attachments” by Nubpa Rigzin Drak at the request of the Friends of Sravasti Russia. This classic text from the Sakya tradition gets straight to the heart of the obstacles to our Dharma practice and how to overcome them.
- Some tips on developing close relationships without clinging attachment
- The meaning of loving kindness and happiness in Buddhism
- Practicing love and compassion from the Buddhist perspective
- Working with obstacles to the development of love and compassion
- Benefits of cherishing others
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.
