Overview of the Amitabha Buddha sadhana
Part of a series of talks giving commentary on Lama Tsongkhapa's "Prayer to Be Reborn in the Land of Bliss" given during a retreat on the Amitabha Buddha practice at North Kunsangar Buddhist retreat center in Russia. Hosted by Friends of Sravasti Russia. In English with Russian translation.
- The sadhana challenges our usual way of seeing people and things
- The sadhana recitations and visualizations
- Questions
- How can you work with attachment to your child?
- How can you work with your parents attachment to you?
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.