Mindfulness of mind and phenomena

03 Four Establishments of Mindfulness

A three-part series of talks given by Venerable Sangye Khadro at The Buddhist Center: Thubten Norbu Ling in April 2023.

  • Mindfulness of feelings
  • Mindfulness of mind – six types of consciousness
  • Impermanence of the mind
  • Continuity of the mind and short meditation
  • Connection to the Third Noble Truth
  • Mindfulness of phenomenon
  • Mental factors: virtuous and non-virtuous
  • Practices on the mindfulness of phenomena
  • Connection to the Fourth Noble Truth


Part 1 of this series:

Introduction to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

Part 2 of this series:

Mindfulness of body and feelings

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.

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