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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16

Part of a series of talks presented online and hosted by Wihara Dharmakirti Palembang. A commentary on the classic thought transformation text by 14th-century Tibetan monk Gyelsay Togme Sangpo (1295-1369), whose verses explain how to transform good and bad life circumstances into our spiritual practice. Presented in English with Bahasa Indonesia translation. The text is available here.

  • Review of preceeding verses
  • Verse 10: Developing bodhicitta with the seven point cause and effect method
  • Verse 11: Developing bodhicitta by equalizing and exchanging self and others
  • Verse 12: Turning loss into the path
  • Verse 13: Turning harm into the path
  • Verse 14: Transforming blame into the path
  • Verse 15: Working with criticism
  • Questions
  • Verse 16: Turning betrayal into the path

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16 (download)

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.