Concentration and the six perfections
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2015 
Sep 5, 2015 Part of a series of teachings given during the Developing Meditative Concentration Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2015.
- Where the practice of concentration fits in the Buddhist path
- How to meditate on the breath
- How to meditate on the Buddha
- Nagarjuna on why a bodhisattva cultivates concentration
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.
