Review of Chapter Six: Verses 22-34
119 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds
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Venerable Thubten Losang -
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey
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Dec 24, 2022
Venerable Thubten Losang 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Dec 24, 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.
- Verse 22 and 23: Afflictions and harmful behavior arise due to causes and conditions
- Verse 24: The fortitude of not responding to harm from others
- Verse 25: Transforming how we view those who harm to develop the fortitude of not retaliating
- Verse 26 and 27: Products have no intention to be produced
- Verse 28: Permanent phenomena cannot change or produce
- Verse 29 and 30: A permanent self could not change or perform an action
- Verse 31: Looking at causality to decrease anger
- Verse 32: Anger can be restrained without there being an inherently existent person
- Verse 33: Remaining happy despite others committing improper actions
- Verse 34: Understanding that sentient beings suffer under the control of causes and conditions
- Meditation on understanding how anger arises from causes and condtions
119 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Review Chapter Six: Verses 22-34 (download)
