Monastic etiquette
06 Exploring Monastic Life 2024
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2024 
Jul 31, 2024 Part of a series of teachings given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2024.
- “Good enough, Dear”
- Keeping your practice from becoming superficial
- Balancing monastic etiquette and relatability
- Greeting others and visiting family
- Accommodations and meals with hosts
- Interactions with the opposite sex
- Etiquette toward senior monastics
- Meaning of trust in Dharma teachers
- Asking teachers for advice
- Studying monastic precepts as a lay person
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.
