Leaving family and renouncing worldly ties
02 Exploring Monastic Life 2019
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2019 
Jul 24, 2019 - Living in community
- Fast track to overcoming the eight worldly concerns
- Working together for a bigger purpose
- Pravrajya – the going forth ceremony
- Depending on a teacher for realizations
- Leaving the family and renouncing worldly ties
- Questions and answers
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.
