Making friends with ourselves
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12 
Dec 18, 2011 Part of a series of teachings given at the Winter Retreat from December 2011 to March 2012 at Sravasti Abbey.
- The identities that make it hard to be friends with ourselves
- Focusing on the things we do well, while also honestly recognizing our faults
- How being kind to ourselves leads to being kind to others
- The difference between self-indulgence and kindness
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.
