Lojong antidotes to grief
10 White Tara Grief and Resilience Retreat (2024)
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
White Tara Grief and Resilience Retreat 2024 with Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Jul 3, 2024 Part of a series of teachings given during the White Tara weeklong retreat held at Sravasti Abbey in 2024.
- Reflections on grief and contributions
- Rejoicing in the sympathetic joy
- Lojong antidotes
- Recognizing the disadvantages of aversion
- Beneficial aspects of Dukkha
- Dispels arrogance
- Generates immeasurable compassion
- Thinking about the problems of others
- Recognizing karma
- Practicing virtuous karma
- Turning to the objects of refuge
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.
