Words of advice
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2015 
Aug 17, 2015 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2015.
- Dealing with the moody mind
- Working with afflictions
- Advice for monastics
- Respecting the pratimoksa, bodhisattva, and tantric precepts
- A poem by his Holiness the Dalai Lama on the joys of ordained life
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.
