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Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 16-18

Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 16-18

Part of a series of talks on the bodhisattva ethical restraints. The talks from January 3 through March 1, 2012, are concurrent with the 2011-2012 Vajrasattva Winter Retreat at Sravasti Abbey.

  • Auxiliary vows 8-16 are to eliminate obstacles to the far-reaching practice of ethical discipline. Abandon:
    • 16. Not correcting your own deluded actions or not helping others to correct theirs.

  • Auxiliary vows 17-20 are to eliminate obstacles to the far-reaching practice of fortitude. Abandon:
    • 17. Returning insults, anger, beating, or criticism with insults and the like.

    • 18. Neglecting those who are angry with you by not trying to pacify their anger.

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.