Review of attachment
Venerable Thubten Nyima 
Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path 
Mar 29, 2019 Part of an ongoing series of teachings based on Approaching the Buddhist Path, the first book in “The Library of Wisdom and Compassion” series by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron.
- The Tibetan versus Western view of emotions
- Understanding afflictions and how we categorize people
- Multiple meanings of attachment in terms of western psychology and Buddhism
- Examples of strong attachment and its disadvantages
- Metaphors illustrating the misery associated with attachment
32 Approaching the Buddhist Path: Review of Attachment (download)
Venerable Thubten Nyima
Ven. Thubten Nyima became interested in Buddhism in 2001 after meeting a tour of monks from the Ganden Shartse Monastery. In 2009 she took refuge with Ven. Chodron and became a regular participant in the Exploring Monastic Life retreat. Ven. Nyima moved to the Abbey from California, in April of 2016, and took Anagarika precepts shortly thereafter. She received sramanerika and shiksamana ordination in March 2017 and full ordination in August 2023. Ven. Nyima has a B.S. degree in Business Administration/Marketing from California State University, Sacramento and a Masters degree in Health Administration from the University of Southern California. Ven. Nyima currently resides in Colombia.
