Attachment and its effects

A series of talks given at the Omega Institute in Rhineback, New York, April 27-29, 2007.

Attachment

Friendship and community 03 (download)

Questions and answers on attachment

  • Reinforcing possession with the word “mine”
  • Antidotes to attachment
  • Discerning what is beneficial

Friendship and community 04 (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.