Secondary misdeeds 33-46
Secondary misdeeds 33-46
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Jan 14, 2021 Part of an ongoing series of teachings based on Shantideva’s classic text, “Bodhisattvacharyavatara”, often translated as “Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds.” Venerable Thubten Chodron also refers to the outline of the commentary by Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen and the commentary by the Abbot Dragpa Gyaltsen.
- Faulty actions detrimental to training in far-reaching wisdom:
- Not going to Dharma gatherings or teachings
- Relying on language to deride a teacher
- Twelve faulty actions that contradict working to benefit others:
- Not going to help those in need
- Neglecting to serve the sick
- Not alleviating suffering
- Not teaching the reckless in accordance with their character
- Not paying back help received
- Not alleviating the mental grief of others
- Not giving to those in need of charity
- Not taking care of the needs of our circle
- Not going along with the preferences of others
- Not speaking in praise of others’ talents or good qualities
- Not enforcing punishment in accordance with circumstances
- Not using such things as miraculous powers or the ability to cast spells
- Q&A
You can access Alex Berzin’s explanation of the secondary misdeeds here.
31 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Secondary Misdeeds 33-46 (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 Ven. Thubten Chodron. Ven. Sangye Khadro took the full (bhikshuni) 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 Buddhism with many great masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. She began teaching in 1979 and was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore for 11 years. She has been resident teacher at the FPMT centre in Denmark since 2016, and from 2008-2015, she followed the Masters Program at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Italy. Venerable Sangye Khadro has authored several books, including the best-selling How to Meditate, now in its 17th printing, which has been translated into eight languages. She has taught at Sravasti Abbey since 2017 and is now a full-time resident.
