Meditations on equalizing and exchanging self and others
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Guided Meditations 
Jul 28, 2022 A sequence of 11 meditations for developing bodhicitta using the method of equalizing and exchanging self and others. The meditations were part of a series of teachings from May to July, 2022, on the "Seventy Topics and Eight Categories" a text by Jetsun Chökyi Gyältsen.
Equalizing self and others
The equality of all beings
The equality of all beings (download)
Equanimity from the view point of others
Equanimity from the view point of others (download)
Equanimity from the view point of our self
Equanimity from the view point of our self (download)
Equanimity from the view point of the ultimate truth
Equanimity from the view point of the ultimate truth (download)
The disadvantages of the self-centered attitude
The disadvantages of the self-centered attitude (download)
How the self-centered attitude causes problems in relationships
How the self-centered attitude causes problems in relationships (download)
The benefits of an attitude of cherishing others
The benefits of an attitude of cherishing others in relationships (download)
Comparing the self-centered attitude to the altruistic attitude
Comparing the self-centered attitude to the altruistic attitude (download)
Exchanging self and others
Exchanging self and others (download)
Tonglen: The practice of taking and giving with your self
Tonglen: The practice of taking and giving with your self (download)
Tonglen: The practice of taking and giving with others
Tonglen: The practice of taking and giving with others (download)
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.
