Try a little kindness
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Compassion 
Jul 24, 2025 Part of the Vibe with Venerables series for Buddhism.net
- What compassion is and what it isn’t
- The importance of tailoring compassion to each individual
- How to shift our perspective for those who perpetrate harm
- Questions and answers
- The link between generating compassion and feeling happiness
- Does having a big ego lead to a decrease in love and compassion
- How to develop compassion for both sides in a conflict
- The line between compassion and meddling in others’ lives
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.
