The essence of a meaningful life
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
The Importance of Motivation 
Nov 23, 2023 A talk given at the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Centre in Malaysia.
- The value of our actions depends on our motivation
- What’s important is what’s in our heart, not what others think about us
- Setting our motivation throughout the day
- Being altruistic in small but significant ways
- Our actions determine our experience and our rebirth
- How to set your motivation in the morning
- Purify and rejoice at the end of the day
- Make time everyday to read or listen to Dharma teachings
- 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.
