THE THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES OF A BODHISATTVA

THE THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES OF A BODHISATTVA

Khenpo Sodargye

Courses · 252 pages · 2026

About this book

Composed by Ngulchu Thogme Zangpo Commented by Khenpo Sodargye

Contents

TITLEii Commentary1 Root Text1 Commentary29 Opening30 The General Background31 The Title33 Homage35 Promise to Compose40 Thirty-Seven Practices43 Practice 1: Giving Meaning to This Human Existence44 Practice 2: Abandoning Your Native Land54 Practice 3: Living in Solitary Places58 Practice 4: Giving up the Concerns of This Life62 Practice 5: Avoiding Unsuitable Friends67 Practice 6: Relying on a Spiritual Teacher74 Practice 7: Going for Refuge81 Practice 8: The Path for Beings of Lesser Capacity89 Practice 9: The Path for Beings of Medium Capacity100 Practice 10: The Path for Beings of Superior Capacity106 Practice 11: Exchanging Oneself and Others113 Practice 12: How to Use Loss on the Path121 Practice 13: How to Use Suffering on the Path127 Practice 14: How to Use Disgrace on the Path133 Practice 15: How to Use Disparagement on the Path137 Practice 16: How to Use on the Path Being Wronged in Return for Kindness141 Practice 17: How to Use Humiliation on the Path146 Practice 18: How to Use Deprivation on the Path150 Practice 19: How to Use Prosperity on the Path154 Practice 20: How to Use Objects of Hatred on the Path157 Practice 21: How to Use Objects of Desire on the Path160 Practice 22: The Meditation Practice of Absolute Bodhichitta163 Practice 23: Abandoning Any Belief in the Objects of Desire as Truly Existing174 Practice 24: Abandoning Any Belief in the Objects of Aversion as Truly Existing177 Practice 25: Transcendent Generosity180 Practice 26: Transcendent Discipline185 Practice 27: Transcendent Patience190 Practice 28: Transcendent Diligence197 Practice 29: Transcendent Concentration201 Practice 30: Transcendent Wisdom206 Practice 31: Examining Oneself for One’s Own Defects and Giving Them Up211 Practice 32: Giving up Speaking of a Bodhisattva’s Faults217 Practice 33: Giving up Attachment to a Sponsor’s Property221 Practice 34: Giving up Harsh Speech225 Practice 35: How to Be Rid of the Negative Emotions228 Practice 36: Accomplishing Others’ Good with Mindfulness and Vigilance233 Practice 37: Dedicating the Merit to Perfect Enlightenment236 Concluding240 How and for Whom This Text Was Composed?241 The Unerring Nature of These Practices243 A Humble Prayer for Forgiveness245 Dedicating the Merit of Having Composed This Text247 The Colophon249

TITLEii Commentary1 Root Text1 Commentary29 Opening30 The General Background31 The Title33 Homage35 Promise to Compose40 Thirty-Seven Practices43 Practice 1: Giving Meaning to This Human Existence44 Practice 2: Abandoning Your Native Land54 Practice 3: Living in Solitary Places58 Practice 4: Giving up the Concerns of This Life62 Practice 5: Avoiding Unsuitable Friends67 Practice 6: Relying on a Spiritual Teacher74 Practice 7: Going for Refuge81 Practice 8: The Path for Beings of Lesser Capacity89 Practice 9: The Path for Beings of Medium Capacity100 Practice 10: The Path for Beings of Superior Capacity106 Practice 11: Exchanging Oneself and Others113 Practice 12: How to Use Loss on the Path121 Practice 13: How to Use Suffering on the Path127 Practice 14: How to Use Disgrace on the Path133 Practice 15: How to Use Disparagement on the Path137 Practice 16: How to Use on the Path Being Wronged in Return for Kindness141 Practice 17: How to Use Humiliation on the Path146

Practice 18: How to Use Deprivation on the Path150 Practice 19: How to Use Prosperity on the Path154 Practice 20: How to Use Objects of Hatred on the Path157 Practice 21: How to Use Objects of Desire on the Path160 Practice 22: The Meditation Practice of Absolute Bodhichitta163 Practice 23: Abandoning Any Belief in the Objects of Desire as Truly Existing174 Practice 24: Abandoning Any Belief in the Objects of Aversion as Truly Existing177 Practice 25: Transcendent Generosity180 Practice 26: Transcendent Discipline185 Practice 27: Transcendent Patience190 Practice 28: Transcendent Diligence197 Practice 29: Transcendent Concentration201 Practice 30: Transcendent Wisdom206 Practice 31: Examining Oneself for One’s Own Defects and Giving Them Up211 Practice 32: Giving up Speaking of a Bodhisattva’s Faults217 Practice 33: Giving up Attachment to a Sponsor’s Property221 Practice 34: Giving up Harsh Speech225 Practice 35: How to Be Rid of the Negative Emotions228 Practice 36: Accomplishing Others’ Good with Mindfulness and Vigilance233 Practice 37: Dedicating the Merit to Perfect Enlightenment236 Concluding240 How and for Whom This Text Was Composed?241 The Unerring Nature of These Practices243 A Humble Prayer for Forgiveness245 Dedicating the Merit of Having Composed This Text247 The Colophon249

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