Searching for the self
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Volume 7 Searching for the Self 
Nov 2, 2024 Part of a series of monthly talks hosted by Vajrayana Institute and Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in Australia.
- An overview of the book Searching for the Self
- Teaching on Sutta on A Lump of Foam (Samyutta Nikaya 22.95)
- Form is like a lump of foam
- Feeling is like a water bubble
- Discrimination is like a mirage
- Miscellaneous factors are like a plantain tree
- Consciousness is like a magical illusion
- Practicing to attain arhatship
- Relationship between the self and the aggregates
- Identifying the” true self”
- Conventional vs. ultimate analysis
- Making up stories based on self-grasping ignorance
- How the self exists
- Questions and answers
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.
