Parting from the Four Clingings

Join us for an insightful teaching on Parting from the Four Clingings with Venerable Thubten Chodron, a renowned Buddhist nun, author, and teacher in the Tibetan tradition. This foundational instruction from the Sakya tradition helps practitioners release four key attachments that hinder spiritual progress.

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, April 12 - 13, 10:00 am – 4.00 pm CET
WHERE: Teacher live at Longku, Bern and live on Zoom – read below for disclaimer
LANGUAGE: English
LEVEL: Some basic understanding of Buddhism is recommended!
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EVENT: Arranged by FPMT Switzerland.

The teaching on Parting from the Four Clingings is a key instruction in the Sakya tradition. It advises practitioners to let go of four attachments: clinging to this life, clinging to samsara, clinging to self-interest, and clinging to true existence. These attachments hinder spiritual progress by keeping one bound to worldly concerns, suffering, selfishness, and mistaken views. Letting go of them leads to genuine Dharma practice, true renunciation, selfless compassion, and correct understanding. By contemplating these points, practitioners move toward enlightenment. This concise teaching remains a foundational guide in Tibetan Buddhism.

ABOUT THE TEACHER

Venerable Thubten Chodron is an American Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition, a renowned author and teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a monastery for Western nuns and monks in the United States. She is a student of the Dalai Lama and many other great Tibetan masters. Venerable Chodron is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings, and her skill in emphasizing the practical application of the Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives.

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