Where do the afflictions exist?
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Mar 11, 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.
- What benefiting others truly means
- Afflictions can be abandoned because they arise from a mistaken cause
- Once fully conquered, the afflictions cannot remain anywhere else
- Reflecting on emptiness and dependent nature of the afflictions
- Our mind is more powerful than external phenomena
- The role of sangha in our practice
- Relationship between our experience and our mind
39 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Where do the Afflictions Exist? (download)
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.
