Relying on a spiritual friend
Relying on a spiritual friend
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Essence of Refined Gold 
Feb 15, 2007 Part of a series of teachings on Essence of Refined Gold by the Third Dalai Lama, Gyalwa Sonam Gyatso. The text is a commentary on Songs of Experience by Lama Tsongkhapa. These teachings were given during the 2007 Chenrezig Winter Retreat at Sravasti Abbey.
- How to rely on a teacher
- Analytical meditation on a teacher’s qualities
- How a teacher has been kind to us
- How a teacher benefits us
- Training our mind to see good qualities
- Making offerings of possessions, service, and practice
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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.
