Vajrasattva practice: Overview and the power of reliance
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Vajrasattva 
Sep 30, 2017 Part of a series of talks on the Vajrasattva purification practice given at Jewel Heart Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio.
- What to purify
- The benefits of purification practice
- Overview of the four opponent powers
- Three ways to think of Vajrasattva
- Visualization of Vajrasattva
- The power of reliance
- Explanation of the mantra
Vajrasattva practice 01: Overview and the power of reliance (download)
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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.
