Chapter 8: Verses 4-7
Chapter 8: "The Perfection of Meditation". Part of a series of teachings on Shantideva’s Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds, organized by Pureland Marketing, Singapore.
- Decreasing gross distractions
- Decreasing attachment to people
- Observing how attachment affects our mind and actions
- Love and compassion are very different from attachment
- The disadvantages of clinging attachment
- Questions
Shantideva Chapter 8: Verses 4-7 (download)
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.