Caught in the four currents
02 Three Principal Aspects of the Path
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Three Principal Aspects of the Path 
Mar 29, 2025 A series of teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's Three Principal Aspects of the Path for Shantideva Center in New York
- How to change our perspective on people we find difficult
- Examining the situation for all of us in cyclic existence
- Why those we encounter are our true Dharma practice
- Venerable Chodron’s criteria for making wise decisions
- How even those who harm us are ultimately kind to us
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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.
