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Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
8 PDF Transcripts - Special Offer of $50 for all 8 volumes of Gelek Rimpoche's Commentary on Shantideva's "Bodhisattva's Way of Life" from now through summer retreat July 2012.
Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara is among the most beloved and inspiring works in the Mahayana tradition.
Gelek Rinpoche’s oral explanations of each verse provide us with the key to unlock this hidden treasure that reveals how Bodhisattvas deal with their lives, and how we can learn to do the same.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 1
Transcript 1 of 8 - PDF 155 pages
Chapter One illuminates the qualities and benefits of bodhimind, the altruistic aspiration to become enlightened for the sake of others.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 2
Transcript 2 of 8 PDF 201 Pages
This chapter considers in depth the purification of our negative karma, one of the main actions necessary for achieving actual bodhimind.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 3
Transcript 3 of 8 PDF 174 Pages
Chapter Three first completes the preliminaries through the generation of bodhimind, the altruistic aspiration to become a fully enlightened being in order to help others, then explains how to take Bodhisattva vows, and what to do thereafter.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 4
Transcript 4 of 8 PDF 220 Pages
Conscientiousness, taking care to make full use of this precious life by practicing Bodhimind, is the subject of Chapter Four of Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 5
Transcript 5 of 8 PDF 193 Pages
In Chapter Five, Shantideva shows us the importance of mindfulness and alertness in restraining the wild elephant of our untamed mind and maintaining our commitment to Bodhimind and the activities of Bodhisattvas.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 6
Transcript 6 of 8 PDF 228 Pages
Patience, the ability to stay strong and positive in the face of adversity, is the subject of Chapter Six of Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 7
Transcript 7 of 8 PDF 157 Pages
Chapter Seven of the Bodhisattvacharyavatara elucidates the benefits of enthusiasm, which makes it possible to achieve the fulfillment of spiritual practice.
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 8
Transcript 8 of 8 135 PDF Pages
In Chapter Eight of the Bodhisattvacharyavatara, Shantideva chooses bodhimind, the central theme of this text, as the object to develop powerful concentration.
