The Buddhist worldview
04 Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2025
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2025 
Jun 18, 2025 A talk given to participants of the Young Adults Explore Buddhism program at Sravasti Abbey in the summer of 2025
- An explanation of the Buddhist worldview
- The nature of the body versus the nature of the mind
- Continuation and impermanence of the body and mind
- The Buddhist definition of “I”
- How attachment and aversion manifest
- Issues with the idea of a creator god
- The importance of religious diversity and tolerance
The first talk in this series:
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.
