Kindness, letting go, and attachment
04 Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2024
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2024 
Jun 18, 2024 A talk given to participants of the Young Adults Explore Buddhism program at Sravasti Abbey in the summer of 2024
- Generosity of Dharma teachers and supporters
- Every being wants happiness and freedom from suffering
- The importance of being nice to others
- Changing our perspective on problems
- We never know what’s a hinderance or a blessing
- Explaining the meaning of “Good enough, dear”
- Those who challenge us are kinder to us than the Buddha
- Exploring how “Form is emptiness, emptiness is form”
- Attachment in relation to loss and grief
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.
