Impermanence, interdependence, and emptiness
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Living with Impermanence 
Nov 30, 2025 A talk given at the American Evergreen Buddhist Association in Kirkland, WA hosted by Dharma Friendship Foundation.
- Two levels of impermanence—gross and subtle
- Can anything stay the same?
- We feel that there is something that is truly me that doesn’t change
- Things don’t exist the way they appear to us
- Can there be a permanent, stable self that remains the same?
- We feel that we are the most important person in the world
- Finding out who we are and who we are not
- We are not one concrete, identifiable thing, we are dependent on causes and conditions
Impermanence, interdependence, and emptiness (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.
