Disrespecting parents, spiritual mentors, & spiritual friends
07 Exploring Monastic Life 2023
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2023 
Jul 9, 2023 Part of a series of teachings given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2023.
- Compassion and reason-based vs fear-based conditioning
- First comes wisdom then comes discipline
- Self-centeredness is the source of all of our problems
- Cherishing others is the source of all benefit
- Accidentally on purpose cooking food another cannot eat
- Disrespect to those following pure paths
- We’re the ones who suffer by being disrespectful
- Ignorance, unworthiness, and arrogance foster disrespect
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.
