Wednesday, May 30, 2012 At a recent dialogue with youths, Venerable Thubten Chodron shared some sound advice about how young Buddhist leaders can benefit themselves and others. BY OW YEONG WAI KIT   SINGAPORE – How can Buddhist youth leaders today better handle the challenges involved in leading their organizations so as to serve the community and spread the Buddha’s teachings more effectively? Venerable Thubten Chodron, founder and...

By Poh Yong Hui Yesterday, I had the immense good karma to chat with Venerable Thubten Chodron and my fellow Dharma friends, Perry, Ching Wi, and Niki about our practice and innermost thoughts toward Dharma work. I went without any expectations; and I didn’t even have a single question in my head for the Venerable. Perry started by sharing a framework for Dharma education, that he and Wen Jie, another Buddhist youth leader, came up with. In...