The twelve links of dependent arising (continued)
Lam Rim: Study, reflect, meditate with Ven. Sangye Khadro - Session 15
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience 
Aug 12, 2021 Part of a series of online teachings hosted by Thubten Norbu Ling Center in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
- A review of the first five links (covered in the previous session)
- How immovable or invariable karma results in rebirth in the form or formless realms
- The remaining seven links of dependent arising
- The twelve links can be divided into three groups: delusions, actions and results
- Examples of how a set of the twelve links spans lifetimes
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.
