Chapter 4: Verses 311-322
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Jul 14, 2016 Chapter 4: Royal Policy: Instructions on the Practices of a Monarch. Nagarjuna gives practical advice for leaders that is also applicable to individual practitioners. Part of a series of talks on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King.
- Leaders should use their resources to benefit othes and inspire other leaders
- Generosity is the source of happiness now and in the future
- Using resources before you die to be generous and benefit others
- Using resources to build and maintain Dharma centers
- Selecting administrators and officials that practice ethical conduct
- When serving the public everyone should be served and respected equally
- Appointing good Dharma teachers at Dharma sites
Precious Garland 62: Verses 311-322 (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.
