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Seeing reality as it is

Seeing reality as it is

A talk given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2013.

  • Changing moment by moment—form aggregates, mental aggregates
  • Nothing concrete, “personal”
  • Concluding remarks about watching and transforming one’s mind

http://www.youtu.be/PinSv-qXrkk

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.

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