Review Quiz 1: Question 6

Part of a series of teachings on the text A Brief Presentation of the Grounds and Paths of the Perfection Vehicle, Essence of the Ocean of Profound Meaning by Jetsun Lobsang Dadrin (1867-1937).

  • Discusson of question 6 on the Fundamental Vehicle quiz
  • Seven-point cause and effect method for developing bodhicitta
  • How to recognize all sentient beings as having been our mothers and seeing their kindness

Grounds and Paths 15: Demarcations of hearer’s path and kindness of mother sentient beings (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.

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