Cultivating inner peace
Perspectives from 50 years practice
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Ethics in the Modern World 
Apr 9, 2025 A talk for Centre Gendundrupa in Switzerland
- The importance of aligning our behavior with our values
- How a peaceful mind helps us make wise decisions
- Why ethical conduct is the key to creating happiness
- The difference between compassion and people pleasing
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama on compassion in Education
- Questions and answers:
- How do we cultivate positive qualities?
- What’s the best way to make wise decisions?
- How do we put compassion into action?
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.
