Purification: What it is, why we need it and how to do it
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Prayers and Practices 
Oct 1, 2017 A talk given at Jewel Heart Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The benefits of purification
- How we respond to situations creates virtue and nonvirtue
- The four parts of purification practice
- The difference between regret and guilt
- Restoring the relationship with the Three Jewels and sentient beings
- Remedial actions
- The determination to avoid the action in the future
Purification: What it is, why we need it and how to do it (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.
