A series of teachings by Venerable Sangye Khadro given during the Green Tara Retreat at Sravasti Abbey and offered on-line from July 3 to July 10, 2020. The teachings include talks on the Green Tara Practice and commentary on Chapter 9 of Shantideva’s Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds. Venerable Sangye Khadro refers to Root Verses on Chapter 9 with Outline. She also refers to Chapter 9 Commentary by Dragpa Gyaltsen and Supplementary Notes on Shantideva’s Ninth Chapter.
- Summary of verses covered
- Fear of realizing emptiness
- Selflessness of persons and phenomena
- If there is a self, it should be findable
- Meditation on looking for the self in the body and mind
- The role of purification and merit in understanding emptiness
- Refuting the non-Buddhist schools position on the self
- Questions and answers
- How do you refute the self as the collection of the parts?
- What is the difference between space and emptiness?
- Is there actually a partless particle?
08 Green Tara Retreat: Where is the Self? 07-07-20
