Acting appropriately
Acting appropriately
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Jun 3, 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.
- Establishing a healthy relationship with our body
- Helpful practices to lessen attachment to the body
- Practical advice on how to act as a bodhisattva
- Asking for advice and learning from situations with wisdom
- Allowing our mind to be pleased about other people’s virtue
- Antidotes to jealousy
- What serving others really means?
50 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Acting Appropriately (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.
