Overcoming self-centeredness
04 Three Principal Aspects of the Path
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Three Principal Aspects of the Path 
Mar 30, 2025 A series of teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's Three Principal Aspects of the Path for Shantideva Center in New York
- Two methods to generate bodhicitta
- How our “rules of the universe” create problems
- Self-centeredness is at the root of conflicts
- The importance of contemplating the kindness of others
- questions and answers:
- How do we avoid thinking people deserve suffering due to karma?
- How have those who are kind overcome their “rules of the universe”?
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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.
