Three kinds of compassion
Manjushri Retreat (2022) - Session 6
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Manjushri Weeklong Retreat 2022 
Jul 4, 2022 Part of a series of talks given during the Manjushri Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2022.
- The suffering of not getting what we want
- Review of the three causes of bodhisattvas
- How sharp faculty and modest faculty disciples practice
- Having a broad outlook on different Buddhist traditions
- Commentary on verse 1 of Chandrakirti’s “Homage to Great Compassion”
- Great compassion as the root cause of buddhahood
- Methods for cultivating compassion
- Amassing the two collections of merit and wisdom
- Commentary on verse 2
- Paying respect to three kinds of compassion
- Compassion observing sentient beings
- Compassion observing phenomena
- Compassion observing the unapprehendable
- 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.
