Chapter 8: Verses 8-12
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Shantideva Teachings in Singapore 
Nov 3, 2023 Chapter 8: "The Perfection of Meditation." Part of a series of teachings on Shantideva’s classic text, Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds, organized by Pureland Marketing, Singapore.
- Overview of the previous chapters of the text
- My rules of the universe
- Cutting attachment to those who waste our time and take us from our spiritual practice
- Verse 8: Others may encourage us in meaningless activities
- Verse 9: What is the use of entrusting ourselves to the childish
- Verse 10: It’s difficult to please ordinary people
- Verse 11: Ordinary people turn us away from what is beneficial
- Verse 12: Nothing of benefit is derived from the childish
- What qualities do we look for in friends
- Questions and answers
- Clarification of “spiritual friends
- How do we have love for others without attachment
- How do you develop pure, unconditional love?
- How do we relate to childish people?
- How can we lower attachment and bring the mind back to peace?
- How do we help friends who are suicidal?
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
