Review of Chapter Six: Verses 1-11
117 Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Dec 10, 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 1: Anger destroys virtue
- Verse 2: Why anger is so destructive
- Verse 3 and 4: With anger there is no peace, joy or happiness
- Verse 5: There is nobody who lives happily with anger
- Verse 6: Anger creates suffering, overcoming it brings happiness
- Verse 7: Unhappiness is the condition for anger arising
- Verse 8 and 9: Making a commitment to overcoming anger
- Verse 10: Changing your internal attitude
- Verse 11: Recognizing our biases
117 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Review Chapter Six: Verses 1-11 (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.
