The power of the bodhisattva path
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Bodhisattva Path 
Apr 28, 2025 A talk for the Miao Fa Center in Berlin
- How self-centeredness influences our perspective
- Our “rules of the universe” and problems they cause
- Two methods for developing bodhicitta:
- The seven-point cause and effect instruction
- Equalizing and exchanging self and other
- Disadvantages of the self-centered mind
- The benefits of cherishing others
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.
