Chapter 2: Verses 124-136
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Jan 14, 2016 Chapter 2: An interwoven explanation of the causes and effects of higher rebirth and highest good. Part of a series of talks on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King.
- Clarification of answers to quiz questions
- The benefits of acting in a Dharma way when in a leadership position
- The problems that arise from following bad political theories and treatises
- To make your foes unhappy, do away with your faults and enhance your good qualities
- Using the four ways to gather disciples to benefit others and ripen their minds
- Telling the truth builds trust, lying destroys trust
- Generosity will overshadow flaws, greed will contradict good qualities
Precious Garland 36: Verses 124-136 (download)
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.
