The power of compassion, part 4
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Compassion 
Nov 19, 2023 Part of a series of four talks given from November 18 to 19, 2023 at the Butterworth Lay Buddhist Society in Penang, Malaysia.
- Developing bodhicitta through equalizing and exchanging self and others
- Everyone has been kind to us, even those who have harmed us
- The disadvantages of self-centeredness
- Every situation is the result of many peoples’ actions
- Making a mistake does not make us a bad person
- Accepting responsibility for our portion of a situation
- The remaining steps in equalizing and exchanging self and others
The power of compassion, part 4 (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.
