Reliance on a teacher
08 Middle-Length Lamrim
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Stages of the Path 
Dec 22, 2023 Part of a series of weekly teachings from Lama Tsongkhapa's Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.
- Meditation on seeing our teacher’s good qualities
- Benefits of relying on the spiritual teacher
- Not easily succumb to bad karma and lower rebirths
- Lead to accomplishing temporary and ultimate goals
- Faults of not relying on the spiritual teacher
- Excellent qualities will not arise or deteriorate
- Clarification on what it means to rely on the spiritual teacher
Refer to the handout for the teaching: 08 Middle Length Lamrim
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.
