The kindness of our mothers
06 Four-armed Chenrezig Retreat
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Four-armed Chenrezig Retreat with Ven. Sangye Khadro (2023) 
Aug 7, 2023 Part of a series of teachings from a week-long Chenrezig retreat held at Sravasti Abbey in August 2023.
- How to appreciate the kindness of mothers
- Meditation on the qualities of mothers
- Understanding that their kindness outweighs any harm
- Reflecting on mother’s impermanence to avoid attachment
- Mother’s love may not always be visible but it’s present
- Karma and how it relates to the mother-child relationship
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.
