108 Verses: Verses 71-76
A series of teachings on One Hundred and Eight Verses Praising Great Compassion called A Precious Crystal Rosary by Bhikshu Lobsang Tayang given during the Chenrezig retreats at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center and Sravasti Abbey from 2006-2011.
- Antidotes when the mind gets excited:
- Meditate on impermanence, death
- Antidotes when the mind is discouraged or lazy
- Meditate on the Three Jewels, kindness of others, afflictions as not our true nature
- The importance of analytical meditation to transform our minds
- Suggestions for continuing the practice after the retreat
- The mind of compassion urges us to the threefold practice: perfecting, ripening, purification
12a 108 Verses on Compassion 2010 (download)
12b 108 Verses on Compassion 2010 (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.