Betrayal
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Don't Believe Everything You Think 
Jul 13, 2014 A series of talks based on Don't Believe Everything You Think given at Sravasti Abbey’s monthly Sharing the Dharma Day starting in March 2013. The book is a commentary on The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.
Even if a person for whom you’ve cared
Like your own child regards you as an enemy,
Cherish him specially, like a mother
Does her child who is stricken by sickness—
This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.
- How to work with the mind when those who are close betray us
- Seeing those who betray us as overwhelmed by afflictions dispels anger and cultivates compassion
- Two ways to look at those who harm us
- Forgiving others benefits ourselves
- How to overcome difficulty in forgiving others
SDD 16: Betrayal (download)
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.
