The benefits of refuge and precepts
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2007 
Jun 8, 2007 A series of teachings given during the Chenrezig Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in 2007. Teachings on One Hundred and Eight Verses Praising Great Compassion were also given during this retreat.
- Benefits from taking refuge and keeping precepts
- Taking refuge as the demarcation of becoming a Buddhist
- A connection to the Three Jewels
- How precepts are our refuge, how they protect us
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.
