Transforming knowledge into action

A talk given at the Wihara Ekayana Arama in Jakarta.

  • The benefit of attending teachings in person
  • The example of Lama Atisha
  • The steps to transforming knowledge into practice
  • Using analytic meditation to put the teachings into practice
  • Equalizing self and others
  • To cherish others contemplate the kindness of others
  • There are small ways we can be kind to others
  • Questions and answers

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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.

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