Practicing joyous effort
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
The Six Perfections 
Apr 14, 2007 Teaching given in Kirkland, Washington.
- Rejoicing in the unity at the Western Buddhist Monastic Conference
- The meaning of joyous effort
- Developing a courageous mind through armor-like joyous effort
- Joyous effort of creating virtuous actions and of benefitting sentient beings
- The three kinds of laziness that hinder joyous effort
Joyous effort (Kirkland) (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.
