Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.
Responding to the election results
Series: Presidential Election (BBCorner 2016)
A series of teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron on how to understand and respond to the 2016 presidential election from a Dharma perspective.
How to think about the election
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues to discuss the election and how to use it to investigate our own faults.
Guided meditation on working with prejudice
A guided meditation to help us release fear and anger of someone we are prejudiced against.
A call for empathy
Comments on Michael Lerner’s article “Stop Shaming Trump Supporters,” and an email from a student about her fears of the future.
Holding a space for compassion
Advice and encouragement in this post-election period.
Guided meditation on working with disturbing emotions
Venerable Thubten Chodron helps us to develop an expansive mind to put the present election in perspective.