Compassion for a happier mind for Turkey
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Compassion 
May 29, 2024 A talk for the Dönüşen Zihin podcast to help raise relief funds for the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
- Definition of compassion and common misunderstandings
- Motivation as the key to virtue
- Why we should care about others’ suffering
- Disadvantages of only caring about our own happiness
- Causes of suffering from a Buddhist viewpoint
- How compassion includes wishing others to live ethically and not harm others
- Feeling compassion for strangers and enemies
Listen to this teaching in Turkish, courtesy of the Dönüşen Zihin podcast.
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.
