Methods to develop kindness
A series of teachings given during the Chenrezig Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2009. Teachings on One Hundred and Eight Verses Praising Great Compassion were also given during this retreat.
- Enlightenment concerns self as well as others
- Ways of generating love and compassion
- Equanimity as basis for developing kindness for others
- Seven-point cause-and-effect instructions
- Equalizing and exchanging others
- Questions and answers
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.