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Clinging to our identity

The Four Establishments of Mindfulness:b Part 4

A series of teachings on the four establishments of mindfulness given at Maitripa College in October 2014.

  • Clinging and grasping at our identity
  • Definition of mindfulness of phenomena
  • The “poor quality” view
  • The internal enemy of anger

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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