Remembering the kindness of the guru with Ven. Khadro
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher 
Feb 11, 2024 A talk given as part of the Days of Miracles hosted online by Tushita Meditation Centre, celebrating Tibetan New Year in 2024.
- Background about the Day of Miracles
- How spiritual teachers are kind even after death
- Benefits of relying on a spiritual teacher with stories and examples
- Questions and answers
- Did any westerners become realized practitioners?
- What is the definition of a realization? Can they happen off the cushion?
- How do we work with guilt and self-blame?
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.
