Teaching the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints, covering those related to the far-reaching practice of fortitude.
Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 19-20
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Chapter 5: Verses 493-500
The final verses of Nagarjuna’s “Precious Garland,” summarizing his advice to all of us on how to live in line with the Dharma.
Peace practices: Changing the world from the inside out
Creating a peaceful society starts with changing our own heart and mind. It starts inside and spreads outward to others, supporting others in creating peace.
Chapter 5: Verses 491-492
Explanation of the qualities by which one can identify a suitable spiritual mentor, and how to relate to them after establishing a teacher-student relationship.
Finding the self
Teaching on the compatibility of dependent arising and emptiness.
Dependent designation
Teaching on how everything depends on thought, and an explanation of the analogy of the rope and the snake that is often used to explain emptiness.
Dependent arising and emptiness
How to see ourselves as an illusion instead of buying into our usual distorted view of reality.
Questioning appearances
Teaching on extending the meditation on emptiness to things we own, and on the union of serenity and insight.
Existence of the “I”
Reviewing the four-point analysis of the emptiness of the self and teaching on coarse and subtle selflessness.
Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 13-18
Teaching on the auxiliary bodhisattva precepts related to the perfections of ethical conduct and fortitude.