Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Vow 18 and auxiliary vow 1
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints 
Feb 2, 2012 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.
- Four binding factors which need to be present for a complete transgression to occur
- Vow 18 is to avoid:
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Abandoning the two bodhicittas (aspiring and engaging).
- Auxiliary vows 1-7 are to eliminate obstacles to the far-reaching practice of generosity and obstacles to the ethical discipline of gathering virtuous actions. Abandon:
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1. Not making offerings to the Three Jewels every day with your body, speech, and mind.
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.
