Secondary misdeeds 23-32
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Jan 7, 2021 Part of an ongoing series of teachings based on Shantideva’s classic text, "Bodhisattvacharyavatara", often translated as “Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds.” Venerable Thubten Chodron also refers to the outline of the commentary by Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen and the commentary by the Abbot Dragpa Gyaltsen.|Part of an ongoing series of teachings based on Shantideva’s classic text, "Bodhisattvacharyavatara", often translated as “Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds.” Venerable Thubten Chodron also refers to the outline of the commentary by Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen and the commentary by the Abbot Dragpa Gyaltsen.
- Faulty actions detrimental to training in far-reaching joyous effort:
- Resorting to passing time with stories, out of attachment
- Faulty actions detrimental to training in far-reaching concentration:
- Not seeking the means for gaining absorbed concentration
- Not ridding ourselves of the hindrances to mental stability
- Regarding the taste of bliss from gaining mental stability as its main advantage
- Faulty actions detrimental to training in far-reaching wisdom:
- Forsaking the fundamental vehicle
- Exerting effort in studying fundamental vehicle discourses while neglecting study and practice of the Mahayana
- Exerting effort in studying non-Buddhist texts when it is not to be done
- Becoming infatuated with studying non-Buddhist texts and practices
- Forsaking the Mahayana vehicle
- Praising yourself or belittling others out of anger or arrogance
You can access Alex Berzin’s explanation of the secondary misdeeds here.
30 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Secondary Misdeeds 23-32 (download)
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.
