Developing equanimity
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Green Tara Weeklong Retreat 2015 
Oct 8, 2015 Part of a series of teachings given during the Green Tara Retreat in 2015. During this retreat Venerable Thubten Chodron taught from the text Precious Lamp in Praise of Bodhicitta by Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen.
- Cultivating equanimity towards enemies:
- Working with prejudice
- Establishing common grounds
- Equalizing loved ones:
- Meditation on the body
- Taking the label off
- The problems of perceiving people as inherently existent
- Maintaining awareness of the Dharma
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.
