The ethical conduct of restraining from nonvirtue

Part of a series of talks given during a weekend retreat hosted by Wihara Suddhi Bhavana in Indonesia. During the talks Venerable Chodron refers to the book Courageous Compasssion the sixth volume in The Library of Wisdom and Compassion series by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. The talks are given in English with Bahasa Indonesia translation.

  • How to cultivate ethical conduct
  • The three kinds of ethical conduct
  • The ethical conduct of restraining from the 10 destructive actions
    • Killing
    • Stealing
    • Unwise and unkind sexual relations
    • Lying
    • Divisive speech
    • Harsh speech
    • Gossip
    • The three mental actions to abandon

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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.