Facing difficulties with joy and equanimity
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Dharma in Daily Life 
Jan 5, 2025 A talk given at the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery in Singapore.
- To practice the Dharma we need to see what is in our mind
- Ultimate happiness versus temporal happiness
- What is happiness and how to we get it?
- You can be much happier sharing than clutching it for yourself
- Joy delights in the happiness and good fortune of others
- Joy is the antidote to jealousy
- Equanimity is a mind that is equally opened, without discrimination or bias
- Exercise in reflecting on equanimity
- We evaluate others based on how they relate to “me”
- Questions and answers
- How do we overcome bias toward our group?
- How do we deal with anger towards leaders who are harmful, such as Putin?
Facing difficulties with joy and equanimity (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.
