Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 26-29
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints 
Apr 3, 2012 Part of a series of talks on the bodhisattva ethical restraints given at Sravasti Abbey in 2012.
- Auxiliary vows 24-26 are to eliminate obstacles to the far-reaching practice of meditative stabilization. Abandon:
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26. Seeing the good qualities of the taste of meditative stabilization and becoming attached to it.
- Auxiliary vows 27-34 are to eliminate obstacles to the far-reaching practice of wisdom. Abandon:
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27. Abandoning the scriptures or paths of the Fundamental Vehicle as unnecessary for one following the Mahayana.
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28. Exerting effort principally in another system of practice while neglecting the one you already have, the Mahayana.
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29. Without a good reason, exerting effort to learn or practice the treatises of non-Buddhists which are not proper objects of your endeavor.
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.
