Disadvantages of self-centeredness
52 Middle-Length Lamrim
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Stages of the Path 
Jan 23, 2025 Part of a series of weekly teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.
- Guided meditation on the first six points of equalizing self and others
- The last three points of the nine point meditation on equalizing self and others
- Shantideva’s verses on equalizing self and others
- Three levels of self-centeredness
- There is nothing wrong with wanting to be happy ourselves
- The disadvantages of self-centeredness
- How the self-centered attitude leads to misery
- The self-centered attitude is an obstacle to Dharma practice
- Self-centeredness is the root of guilt, anxiety and fear
- Self-centeredness causes problems in relationships and at work
- Caring for others does not mean we have to suffer ourselves
- Question and comments
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.
