People do not learn by suffering
82 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Mar 17, 2022 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.
- Why punishment is not justice
- Practicing spiritual values in a samsaric society
- The antidote to procrastination is remembering death
- Verse 11: The results of unwholesome deeds
- Verse 12: No reason to remain at ease
- Verse 13: Forbearance and effort
- Verse 14: Meditating on the freedoms and fortunes of a precious human life
82 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: People do not learn by suffering(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.
