Qualities of the student
Good Teacher, Good Student: Part 3 of 5
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher 
May 24, 2009 Part of a series of teachings on the qualities of teachers and students, given May 23-25, 2009.
- The qualities of a good disciple
- The necessity of having a spiritual teacher
- The benefits and ways of serving the teacher
Good teacher, good student 03 (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.
