Ethical conduct in daily life with Q & A session
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Ethics in the Modern World 
Dec 9, 2025 A brief talk with a question and answer session for students at a private lunch gathering in Singapore.
- How ethical conduct is an ascetic practice
- Abandoning negative actions saves us from suffering in this life and future lives
Ethical conduct in daily life (download)
- Questions and answers
- How can we face sickness?
- What is the lamrim?
- What do you think about AI, artificial intelligence?
- How can I become kinder?
- Is it helpful to listen to Dharma talks while driving?
- The two types of meditation—concentration and analytical
Question and answer session (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.
