The commitments of mind training
The commitments of mind training
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun 
Nov 19, 2009 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.
- Beginning of the section on the “Irreversible Commitments of Mind Training” section
- What it means to be impartial about the objects of mind training
- What it means to stand up to the afflictions, not to give in to them, or be patient with them
MTRS 46: The commitments of mind training, part 1 (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.
