The Buddha’s life story part 1
01 Exploring Monastic Life 2023
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2023 
Jul 1, 2023 Part of a series of teachings given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2023.
- How much our grasping creates suffering
- Evolution of the Buddha Dharma
- The story of the Buddha’s life as it’s traditionally told
- Siddhartha and the swan
- Encounter with the four messengers
- Respecting ourselves and our spiritual journey
- Similarities between Buddha’s life and Jesus’s life
- Cutting the attachment and involvement in family life
- Fairy tale expectations and monastic life
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.
