Stress and expectations
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Four Establishments of Mindfulness Retreat 
Feb 10, 2013 These short Bodhisattva’s Breakfast Corner talks were given during the Four Establishments of Mindfulness Winter Retreat in 2013. More extensive teachings on the establishments of mindfulness can be found here.
- How stress is sometimes related to our expectations
- Our expectations come from our conceptual mind and wrong consciousness
- Observe and examine the causes, nature and effects of such mental factors
- Accepting what is
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.
