Mindfulness of the body
03 Ornament for Clear Realization (2024)
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro 
Feb 8, 2024 A series of teachings for the FPMT Basic Program on chapter four of Maitreya's Ornament for Clear Realization offered by the Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies
- Mindfulness of postures and actions
- Mindfulness of body parts
- The importance of avoiding both attachment and aversion
- Questions and answers
- The dangers of misunderstanding the purpose of this meditation
- Why is a human body required for enlightenment?
- How to meditate on the 32 parts of the body
- Mindfulness of the four elements
- Questions and answers
- More benefits from meditating on the parts of the body
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.
