Karma, purification, and precepts
Part of a series of talks given during the annual Young Adult Week program at Sravasti Abbey in 2012.
- The four qualities of karma
- The four opponent powers to purify our negative actions
- Taking precepts can prevent us from repeating or ripening negative karma
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.