Ethics, acceptance and self-esteem
01 Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2024
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2024 
Jun 15, 2024 A talk given to participants of the Young Adults Explore Buddhism program at Sravasti Abbey in the summer of 2024
- The importance of asking questions
- Venerable Thubten Chodron’s encounters with Buddhism as a young person
- Questions and answers:
- Why do Buddhists bow?
- How do you balance acceptance for others and keeping ethical conduct?
- What topics are appropriate for analytical meditation on our own?
- How do you deal with distractions during analytical meditation?
- How do we accept others without tolerating their misbehavior?
- How can we understand suffering in the natural world?
- Can humans fully understand the wisdom of animals?
- How do we reconcile our own prior non virtuous actions?
- How do you work with fear?
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.
