106 Engaging in the Bodhisattvas Deeds: Wealth is Fraught with Problems 09-22-22

Venerable Thubten Chodron discusses the lengths we go to obtain sex, wealth, and material possessions, and the suffering this ultimately brings. She reviews verse 73, and gives commentary to verses 74-79 of Chapter 8, "Meditation", from Shantideva's "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds." Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Greetings and review 00:00:59 - Visualize the merit field 00:02:40 - Generate motivation 00:05:52 - Bell 00:18:38 - Verse 73 (review) 00:22:11 - Verse 74 00:26:58 - Verse 75 00:34:20 - Verse 76 00:35:59 - Verse 77 00:43:24 - Verse 78 00:53:16 - Verse 79 01:09:58 - Questions/Comments? Reference: - A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life - translated by Stephen Batchelor https://www.tibethouse.jp/about/buddhism/text/pdfs/Bodhisattvas_way_English.pdf For more Buddhist teachings visit https://SravastiAbbey.org and https://ThubtenChodron.org Out of respect for our teacher, the teachings, and the precious opportunity we have to receive them from afar, please attend the online teachings in the same way that you would if you were at the teachings in person. Comments have been disabled to maintain a wholesome learning environment and prevent opportunities for unskillful speech.