Ethical conduct on the path
Ethical conduct on the path
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2015 
Aug 7, 2015 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2015.
- Where ethical conduct fits in the Buddhist path
- The importance of practicing ethical conduct at all stages of the path
- Overview of different types of precepts
- A commentary on the “ethical conduct” chapter from Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions
- The benefits of keeping ethical conduct
- How social pressure becomes a hindrance to keeping good ethical conduct
- Questions and answers on purification and confession
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.
