Applying interdependence to daily life
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Buddhist Worldview 
Aug 26, 2024 A print version of this interview was published in Spiral, a publication of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. You can find the article here.
- The meaning of dependent arising
- Interdependence in Buddhist art
- How interdependence helps us understand emptiness
- Compassion and causal dependence
- Understanding interdependence changes our behavior
- An “us versus them” mindset creates suffering
- Putting interdependence into action
- Addressing common misunderstandings
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.
