Don’t Believe Everything You Think
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas 
Aug 25, 2024 A talk for the Vajrayana Institute in Australia given in August 2024.
- Why it’s important to develop a realistic perspective
- The four distortions
- Commentary on verses from “The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas” by Gyalse Thogme Zangpo
- Verse 12: Responding to theft with generosity
- Verse 13: Responding to harm with compassion
- Verses 14 & 15: Responding to criticism with love and respect
- Verse 16: Cherishing those who have betrayed our trust
- Questions and answers
- How to view others as “childish” without arrogance arising
- Taking on our own suffering in the taking and giving meditation practice
- Cultivating trust
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.
