Karma and rebirth
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Buddhist Worldview 
Apr 30, 2026 A talk given during Venerable Chodron's 2026 European Teaching Tour hosted at Tibetan Buddhist Center Tendar Choling in Berlin
- How karmic seeds ripen
- The importance of honestly evaluating our intentions
- How the self-centered thought limits our view
- The importance of acknowledge our negative habits
- The four opponent powers for purification
- How holding grudges causes suffering for all involved
- The problem with “little white lies”
- Questions and answers
- The connection between thoughts and actions
- Tools that help us to deal with our anger
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.
