The four preparations
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Thought Training 
Jul 2, 2012 Part of a series of short Bodhisattva's Breakfast Corner talks on transforming adversity into the path.
- The four preparations as a way to increase bodhicitta
- Accumulating merit
- Not allowing our practice to become rote
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.
