Know your mind: A general explanation of afflictions
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Mind and Mental Factors 
Nov 13, 2021 A talk given during Part 3 of Know Your Mind: Introduction to Buddhist Psychology a two day course at Sravasti Abbey from November 13 to 14, 2021. An outline with notes used during the course is available as a pdf document.
- Brief overview of previous courses
- A general explanation of afflictions
- The five types of nonvirtue
- Not all afflictions are nonvirtuous
- Attachment
- The difference between attachment and love
- Some antidotes to attachment
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.
