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Tag: Bodhicaryavatara

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

FBA Podcast: Reflections From the Bodhicaryavatara

By Centre Team on Fri, 10 Feb, 2023 - 22:32

Jvalamalini offers suggestions to bear in mind when reading the Bodhicaryavatara, and a few reflections from the text on how to regard self and others. 

“In the same way that the hands and other limbs are loved because they form part of the body, why are embodied creatures not likewise loved because they form part of the universe?” 

“‘If I give, what shall I enjoy?’ Such concern for one’s own welfare is fiendish. ‘If I enjoy, what shall I give?’ Such concern...

Aryaloka Buddhist Center
Aryaloka Buddhist Center

Ancient Wisdom Series - The Bodhicaryavatara: Cultivating the Heart of Patience

By Candradasa on Tue, 24 Mar, 2015 - 15:30

Come and join us this Saturday, 9am-1pm, to explore Shantideva’s famous work, the Bodhicaryavatara - and specifically the chapter on patience (kshanti)… We’ll be using our voices as well as our minds to try and bring to life these wonderful, subtle verses that carry much for any contemporary Dharma farer to dwell upon…

Patient endurance is the best way to make things good…

The Buddha, ‘Dhammapada’

Come and cultivate the heart of patience this weekend!

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