How to think about the election
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Practicing Democracy 
Nov 10, 2016 Part of a series of talks and guided meditations given in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election.
- Discussion about the presidential election
- How to use it to investigate our own faults
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.
