Guide to the Bodhisattva's
Way of Life
Stephen Batchelor
The structure of Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's
Way of Life is broadly based on the Mahayana teaching of
the six perfections. In this weekend teaching, rather than
follow this sequence, Stephen Batchelor examines four major
themes that run through the text: afflictive emotions,
the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the sake of
all sentient beings, the Bodhisattva as a model of human
life that we can aspire to and emptiness, the insight which
grants liberation from cyclic existence.
In this clear but concise teaching Venerable Robina summaries
the main points concerning the law of cause and effect or
karma. Robina weaves contemporary examples into her explanations
detailing how our past actions ripen as current or future
experiences.
Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
Stephen Batchelor
The structure of Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life is broadly based on the Mahayana teaching of the six perfections. In this weekend teaching, rather than follow this sequence, Stephen Batchelor examines four major themes that run through the text: afflictive emotions, the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings, the Bodhisattva as a model of human life that we can aspire to and emptiness, the insight which grants liberation from cyclic existence.
Source: Jamyang Buddhist Centre