Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds

Shantideva's well-loved guide on how to become a bodhisattva, taught extensively in the Tibetan tradition.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Review of Chapter 2

Venerable Sangye Khadro leads a review of Chapter 2, covering the confession of negativities, including…

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Review of Chapter 3

Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews Verses 1-21 of Chapter 3 and leads a meditation on the…

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Meditation on taking the bodhisattva vow

Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews Verses 23-34 from Chapter 3, leads a meditation on taking the…

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Root bodhisattva downfalls

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues her commentary on the bodhisattva vow, discussing numbers 3-10 of the…

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Bodhisattva root downfalls 11-18

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues her commentary on the bodhisattva vow, discussing numbers 11-18 of the…

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Bodhisattva secondary misdeeds 1-9

Venerable Sangye Khadro discusses the four binding factors and the nine secondary misdeeds related to…

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Bodhisattva secondary misdeeds 10-22

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues her explanation of the bodhisattva vows, covering those relating to the…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Secondary misdeeds 23-32

Venerable Sangye Khadro covers secondary misdeeds 23 through 32, including those posing obstacles to the…

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Secondary misdeeds 33-46

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues the discussion of the secondary misdeeds covering twelve faulty actions that…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Review of Chapter 4

Venerable Khadro reviews Chapter 4, Verses 1 through 18, discussing the importance of keeping our…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

The kind of person I want to be

Discussing how three mental factors are important for our progress along the path, answering questions,…

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