Delusions and antidotes
04 Samsara and Nirvana (2025)
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro 
Apr 29, 2025 Part of a series of teachings on samsara and nirvana for Module 9 of the FPMT Discovering Buddhism program hosted by Land of Medicine Buddha and Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center
- Guided meditation on the second noble truth
- Six factors causing delusions
- Working with delusions
- Antidotes to anger
- Antidotes to attachment
- Renunciation of this life
- Questions and answers
The next teaching in this series:
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.
