Ven. Chodron talks about turning to your practice when things come up. She talks about the benefits of turning to Dharma practice and taking refuge in the three jewels and resisting our habitual counterproductive ways to deal with emotions and taking refuge in worldly ways. Ven. Chodron explains that when you are upset that is when you really need to turn to your practice and gives specific ways to do this. She uses recent student experiences to show how we can be open and receptive to new information and question our automatic ways of reacting to emotions.
Sravasti Abbey is among the first of its kind: an American monastic community where aspiring monks and nuns and serious lay students can learn to practice the Buddha's pure Dharma. Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron founded Sravasti Abbey in Newport, Washington in 2003. For short, daily Dharma teachings please visit: http://www.youtube.com/sravastiabbey. For many more teachings in audio and transcript formats, as well as articles and talks, visit: http://www.thubtenchodron.org. The weekly teachings that are uploaded here are also streamed live every Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. PST/ 9:00 p.m. EST on Justin.tv. Join us live at http://www.justin.tv/sravasti_abbey.
