Cultivating a daily meditation practice
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Meditation 
Apr 1, 2026 A talk given during Venerable Khadro's 2026 California Teaching Tour hosted at The Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center in San Jose
- The meaning of meditation
- Instructions for meditating on the breath and guided practice
- The importance of having realistic expectations
- Questions and answers
- How to deal with physical sensations when meditating
- How to work with disturbing emotions
- How to help people who are overwhelmed by negative emotions
- Guided meditation on loving-kindness
- The importance of developing a daily meditation practice
- Advice for keeping a positive state of mind
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.
