fortitude

Fortitude is the ability to remain resolute and calm in the face of hardship or suffering. The mind undisturbed by harm has the fortitude of non-retaliation, the fortitude of enduring suffering, and the fortitude to practice the Dharma.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Anger and its antidotes

Continuing to explore the far-reaching attitude of patience by looking at the disadvantage of anger…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Disadvantages of anger

A look at the far-reaching attitude of patience by exploring the disadvantages of anger and…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Ethics and the other perfections

How the far-reaching attitude of ethics is practiced in each of the other far-reaching attitudes.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

The six far-reaching attitudes

An overview of the six far-reaching practices, also known as the six paramitas: generosity, ethics,…

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