The analogy of a bucket

The analogy of a bucket

Part of a series of teachings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s book titled How to See Yourself as You Really Are given during a weekend retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2019.

  • Three qualities to be of greatest benefit to others
  • Karma and rebirth
  • Deepening love by understanding how we suffer
    • Being under the control of our afflictions and past karma
    • The cause of our untamed mind, ignorance that grasps at an inherently existent I

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.