Changing how we view ourselves and others
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Healthy Relationships 
Nov 23, 2024 A talk given in Seattle, Washington, hosted by Dharma Friendship Foundation. Dharma Friendship Foundation.
- Why we should care about other people
- Our life is focused on ourselves
- We create friends and enemies in our mind
- Making and effort to change our perspective of others
- Reigning in our projections
- The effects of treating others with respect
- Our state of mind influences how we experience situations
- Compassion is not a weakness, it takes courage
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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.
