37 Practices of Bodhisattvas Winter Retreat (2005)
Teachings on "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" by Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo given during the Vajrasattva Winter Retreat at Sravasti Abbey from 2005-6.
The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
Verses on developing the qualities of a bodhisattva by Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo, plus a recording of the verses chanted.
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Making the lamrim personal, changing environments to change negative habits, and relaxing as we see our baggage.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 4-6
Verses describing the miseries of samsara, the importance of thinking about beginningless lives, giving up harmful friends, and the kindness of our teachers.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 7-9
The relationship with our spiritual mentor is the most important one in our life. An explanation of the 37 practices.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 10-15
Recognizing the kindness of all beings, our mothers, and taking our difficult experiences as tools to challenge self-centeredness and focus on others.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 16-21
Humility; enemies are created by anger; learning to slowly chip away at our -o'holic mind.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 22-24
Emptiness - how everything exists by being labeled by mind, and the way we choose to label something changes how we relate to it.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 25-28
The first four of the six perfections. Retreatants share their experiences and growth.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 29-37
The perfections of concentration and wisdom, and the final verses on the practices of bodhisattvas.
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