Becoming friends with ourselves
Chapters 14 and 15
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
An Open-Hearted Life 
Nov 11, 2018 A series of talks based on An Open-Hearted Life given at Sravasti Abbey’s monthly Sharing the Dharma Day starting in April 2017. Co-written with clinical psychologist Dr. Russell Kolts, the book offers practical Buddhist and Western psychological approaches to developing compassion.
- A Buddhist view on Armistice Day
- What it means to be our own best friend
- How to become our own best friend
- Follow your line—overcoming challenges by focusing on solutions
An Open-Hearted Life 16: Becoming friends with ourselves(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.
