The middle way view
03 Searching for the Self
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Volume 7 Searching for the Self 
Jul 19, 2025 
A series of online talks on Searching for the Self hosted by Vajrayana Institute and Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in Sydney, Australia
- The importance of understanding the object of negation
- Analyzing the body and mind to find the self
- Examining the idea of a soul that is the permanent self
- The Prasangika view of how things exist
- How labeling things changes the way we relate to them
- Latencies and familiarizing with the correct view
- Questions and answers
- Examining the point behind the analogy of the sunglasses
- Four ways of existing
- How do you remind yourself throughout the day to question false appearances?
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.
