Strengthening and maintaining mental well-being—the Buddhist approach

A talk given at the Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Singapore.

  • The three mental factors that disturb our mental peace
  • Mental well being is dependent on loosening our attachment
  • How anger makes us unhappy
  • Confusion about karma
  • Understanding karma and learning from situations we experience
  • Questions and answers
    • How do you develop empathy for yourself and decrease self-criticism?
    • Do you have to love yourself before you can love others?

Strengthening and maintaining mental well-being—the Buddhist approach (download)

https://youtu.be/IcglqKGCrZs?si=F-0J0DaxOtFH4GZI

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.