Giving our body and the Dharma
Giving our body and the Dharma
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Jun 24, 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.
- Calling out our self-centered mind
- Advice on how to eat and make offerings
- Timing and necessity for offering our body
- How to communicate with non-Buddhists and teach the Dharma
- Teaching the Dharma depending on the student’s motivation
- Maintaining clarity in our mind about how the three vehicles of the Buddha’s teachings fit together
53 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Giving Our Body and The Dharma (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.
