Open heart, clear mind
An online talk for the Federal University of Pampa in Brazil.
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Open Heart, Clear Mind 
Sep 4, 2024 - The importance of setting our motivation
- How our mind affects our experience
- Karma and its results
- The benefits of training the mind
- The disadvantages of the self-centered thought
- The true causes of happiness for ourselves and others
- Questions and answers
- How to gain respect and learn to say, “No”
- Reducing anxiety in stressful times
- Why Open Heart, Clear Mind was written
- How to know if the best support is to keep a distance instead of direct involvement
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.
