Kindness and forgiveness
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Forgiveness 
Oct 10, 2011 A talk given at North Idaho College in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, on October 10, 2011.
- Cultivate compassion and kindness by working on our internal mind.
- Self-centeredness is the source of unhappiness.
- Cultivating kindness is a way to be wisely selfish.
- Forgiveness is an act of dropping our anger.
- Forgiving doesn’t mean we stay in a dangerous situation.
- Taking and giving meditation as a way can take on the pain of others and reduce our self-centredness
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.
