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Dealing with disappointment

Dealing with disappointment

A talk given in Portland, Oregon in February 2006.

  • The very nature of cyclic existence as one of disappointment
  • Discovering true, lasting happiness by developing our Buddha potential

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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.

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