The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0948006501 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This remarkable guide to compassionate living show that becoming such a person is not an unattainable goal, but the result of practical steps that will awaken and maintain our compassion in everyday situations.Based on the traditional Bodhisattva vows, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche shows how to remove obstacles that prevent us from developing true compassion and how to enhance qualities of love and empathy. Someone who is compassionate and kind-hearted is a haven of peace, a refuge and inspiration in an often angry and violent world. By enabling our compassion to grow beyond selfish limitations, we will eventually experience the enlightened compassion of a Buddha that exp
Five Stars perfecto. A lot of information I got this on audio and I would have given it more stars but for the recording is so soft that I have to turn the volume very very high. There is a lot of information on the vows of a bodhisattva as well as the 35 confession Buddhas there are 22 chapters that are loaded with information. I would recommend this to anyone who already has a very good foundation of Buddhism in general and is curious abo. THE BODHISATTVA VOW: AN ESSENTIAL COMPANION FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN MAHAYANA BUDDHISM Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's beautiful book, The Bodhisattva Vow, gives an extensive explanation on how to practice higher moral discipline, the main path that leads to permanent happiness and enlightenment. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso demonstrates clearly, that developing a virtuous determination to abandon harmful actions such as: killing, stealing, lying, hurtful speech, malice etc, is essential to progress o
"A perfect transmission of the ancient wisdom of Buddha to the modern world." —East West Journal