Discussion on compassion with Q&A
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Compassion 
Dec 7, 2024 One of two talks given at the Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore.
- Discussion questions
- How do you define compassion? How do you show compassion? Who do you show it to?
- Do you have any doubts or hesitation about being compassionate?
- Who has been compassionate to you?
- How do you develop skillful compassion?
- Being compassionate and holding people accountable
- Looking at the situations and circumstances of those who harm
- How to show compassion in the corporate world
- Using wealth to benefit others and create merit
Discussion on compassion with Q&A (download)
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.
