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Giving to those who harm us

Giving to those who harm us

A series of commentaries on Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun by Nam-kha Pel, a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa, given between September 2008 and July 2010.

  • Continuation of the commentary on the section of the text on giving
  • Meditating on transforming and giving our body to those in the various realms
  • Meditating on giving to those who harm us
  • How to overcome resistance to this
  • Giving to those who have entered the path of the arhat or bodhisattva

MTRS 32: Meditation on giving our body, part 2 (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.