Bodhisattva Path
How to become a bodhisattva, a great being intent on attaining full awakening for the benefit of all beings.
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Wealth is suffering
How wealth causes suffering and that it is better to strive for the wealth of…
View PostIsolation of body and mind
A review of verses 1-37 of Chapter 8, with discussion of the meaning and purpose…
View PostGiving up desire
How the cause of problems and pain is not the objects of attachment themselves, but…
View PostThe disadvantages of samsara
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that point out the disadvantages of samsara, in order to develop…
View PostWealth is fraught with problems
Shantideva's verses describe the lengths we go to obtain wealth, sex, and possessions, and the…
View PostThe body is not beautiful
Commentary on verses that help to see the body more objectively in order to counter…
View PostThe foulness of the body
To counter desire for the body, Shantideva gives us verses to pull back the veil…
View PostPerfection of generosity: Non-material giving
Three types of offering non-material generosity, by reverence, protection, and love.
View PostPerfection of generosity: Giving fearlessly
Supporting ethical and virtuous conduct with conventional analysis, and generosity of even most precious possessions…
View PostPerfection of generosity: Do we really own anything?
Investigating the mental attitude of ownership of objects and generosity
View PostPerfection of generosity: Learning to connect with e...
Recognizing similarities across humanity and creating an economy of generosity.
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