Good Karma: Facing hardship for the Dharma
Good Karma 21
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Good Karma Annual Retreat 
May 27, 2024 Part of a series of talks given during the annual Memorial Day weekend retreat based on the book Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering, a commentary on "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons" by Indian sage Dharmarakshita.
- Q&A
- How purification works
- The meaning of dedication
- Commentary on verse 28
- Enduring hardship for the sake of the Dharma
- Supporting the work of the monastic community
- The importance of respecting the Dharma and Dharma texts
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.
