Q&A with Clear Mountain Monastery
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions 
Jun 21, 2023 A Q&A session with Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho from Clear Mountain Monastery in Seattle, Washington.
- Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana
- How to realize emptiness
- The greatest act of compassion
- Understanding concepts like Guru Yoga
- Feeling a deep connection with a Buddhist teacher
- Advice about aligning your life with the Dharma
- Sustaining monastic ordination in the West
- Keeping your vision clear as a monastic
- Explanation of bodhicitta
- Audience questions and answers
- Experience living and training with Ajahn Anan in Thailand
Watch part two where Venerable Thubten Chodron and the Sravasti Abbey community put the monks in the hot seat:
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.
