The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verse 22
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas 
Nov 14, 2020 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.
- Verse 22: Whatever appears is your own mind
- Looking at the role our mind plays in how things appear
- The mind and objects do not exist independently
- Questions and answers
The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verse 22 (download)
Venerable Sangye Khadro
California-born, Venerable Sangye Khadro ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in 1974 and is a longtime friend and colleague of Abbey founder Venerable Thubten Chodron. She took bhikshuni (full) ordination in 1988. While studying at Nalanda Monastery in France in the 1980s, she helped to start the Dorje Pamo Nunnery, along with Venerable Chodron. Venerable Sangye Khadro has studied with many Buddhist masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. At her teachers’ request, she began teaching in 1980 and has since taught in countries around the world, occasionally taking time off for personal retreats. She served as resident teacher in Buddha House, Australia, Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore, and the FPMT centre in Denmark. From 2008-2015, she followed the Masters Program at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Italy. Venerable has authored a number books found here, including the best-selling How to Meditate. She has taught at Sravasti Abbey since 2017 and is now a full-time resident.
