A life without guilt and blame
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023 
Jun 13, 2023 Part of a series of talks given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Young Adults Explore Buddhism program in the summer of 2023.
- Four opponent powers
- Guilt vs. regret
- Unrealistic expectations and blame make us suffer
- Our enemy is kind
- Where is our self-esteem from?
- How to evaluate ourselves correctly
- Acceptance
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.
