Identifying our buttons

04 The Three Perfections

A series of teachings on ethical conduct, fortitude and joyous effort for Maitreya Instituut Loenen

  • Learning to work with our sensitivities
  • How to meditate on our buttons
  • Working with betrayal and hurt feelings
  • The power of forgiveness and compassion
  • Questions and answers:
    • Does anger that arises when witnessing atrocities create negative karma?
    • Why do you use examples from politics?
    • How do we develop compassion for difficult people?
    • How can we work with arrogance that arises during spiritual practice?

Part 5 of these teachings:

Part 3 of these teachings:

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.