85 Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds: Taking Pleasure in Bad Actions 04-07-22

Venerable Thubten Chodron continues her commentary on the 16 intrusive conditions and incompatible propensities that interfere with practicing the Dharma taught by Longchenpa. She explains the last four of the incompatible propensities: taking pleasure in bad actions, lack of interest in the Dharma, heedlessness in your precepts, and heedlessness in your samayas. She describes the four doorways to engaging in destructive actions and the antidotes to them. This forms part of her commentary to verse 15 of Chapter 7, "Enthusiasm" of Shantideva's "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds," which is on the laziness of being distracted by worldly affairs.

Timestamps for teaching:
0:00:00 - Greeting
0:00:10 - Visualizing the merit field
0:03:42 - Setting motivation
0:19:47 - The eight incompatible propensities (review)
0:20:06 - 1. Being bound by one’s worldly commitments (review)
0:21:01 - 2. Having a bad character and lacking humanity (review)
0:21:25 - 3. Lack of dissatisfaction with samsara (review)
0:22:15 - 4. Absence of faith in the dharma or in the dharma teacher (review)
0:22:54 - 5. Taking pleasure in bad actions
0:42:58 - 6. Lack of interest in the dharma
0:47:47 - 7. Being heedless in your precepts
8. Being heedless in your tantric commitments
0:49:16 - The four doorways to engaging in destructive actions
0:49:30 - 1. Ignorance
0:50:46 - 2. Lack of respect to your precepts or your ethical conduct
0:59:45 - 3. Carelessness
1:08:13 - 4. Strong afflictions
1:19:53 - Comments or Questions?

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

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