Training the mind in contentment
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2013 
Aug 17, 2013 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2013.
- Developing long-term view of what is good
- Examples for evidence on rebirth
- Transgression of different levels of precepts and remedial actions
- Importance of keeping our precepts well
- Continuation of vinayas from the seven Buddhas—being content with our food, drink, and lodging
http://www.youtu.be/myRE9kPVyNw
Do not slander or envy others.
Always maintain the precepts.
Be content with food and drink.
Always be happy living in solitude.
Concentrate the mind and take delight in vigorous efforts.That is the vinaya of Tathagata Vishvabhu, the unattached one, the fully enlightened one.
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.
