The disadvantages of self-centeredness
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Essence of Refined Gold 
Oct 11, 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.
- Seeing the disadvantages of self-centeredness
- The self-centered mind as the cause of unhappiness
- Working with the self-centered mind
- The self-centered mind depends on causes and conditions: it is based on false conceptions
- It is not a permanent, solid thing and can be eliminated
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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.
