Honesty and trust
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2009 
Aug 19, 2009 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2009.
- Truthfulness, one of the ten paramitas in the Pali canon
- Truthful speech as the foundation of trust and its importance in relationships with others
- Karmic results of truthfulness
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.
