Seeking enlightenment for the benefit of others
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Essence of Refined Gold 
Sep 13, 2007 Part of a series of teachings on Essence of Refined Gold by the Third Dalai Lama, Gyalwa Sonam Gyatso. The text is a commentary on Songs of Experience by Lama Tsongkhapa.
Seeking enlightenment for the benefit of others
- Differences between those who seek individual liberation and those seeking enlightenment for the benefit of others
- The importance of developing equanimity as a preliminary practice to developing bodhicitta
- How to meditate on equanimity
Essence of Refined Gold 32 (download)
Questions and answers
- Effects of actions in past rebirths on this lifetime
- Anger or resentment toward others
Essence of Refined Gold 32: Q&A (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.
