The “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” (Bodhicaryāvatāra) by Shantideva is a particularly important, inspiring, and practical guide for spiritual seekers. His Holiness the Dalai Lama praises the Bodhicaryāvatāra as one of the most influential texts he has studied. In this classic masterpiece, Shantideva provides instruction on how to practice compassion and wisdom in everyday life, describing the ‘perfections’ of the Bodhisattva which are generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, meditative concentration, and wisdom.
Geshe Sherab will be teaching on chapter eight which emphasizes the importance of meditation in the bodhisattva path: the development of a profoundly calm and powerful mind turned towards an altruistic concern for others, and towards the wisdom that understands and directly perceives how we can emerge from suffering. Geshe la understands and connects with Western students, and he presents the Dharma in English, in a warm, open, and impassioned way.
There are several translations of Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life available, Śāntideva’s text by Stephen Batchelor can be found here, and another that Vesna A. Wallace and B. Alan Wallace translated can be found here.
This translation is offered freely: A Guide To the Bodhisattva Way Of Life (dalailama.com).
Everyone is welcome!
The event is sponsored by many individual benefactors cultivating the generosity of giving the Dharma. Please see below for ways to contribute to the success of these teachings.
When:
Saturday, October 26th, 2024
- Session 1 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am EDT Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator (timeanddate.com)
- Session 2 – 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator (timeanddate.com)
Sunday, October 27th, 2024
- Session 3 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am EDT Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator (timeanddate.com)
Where:
Where: Register ahead to watch on Zoom (the same Zoom link will be used for all of Geshe Sherab’s teachings this weekend)
or watch the sessions live-streamed on Facebook or YouTube.
or watch the sessions live-streamed on Facebook or YouTube.
You can learn more about the Talk that Geshe Sherab will give on Friday, October 25th, 2024, here.
About Geshe Thubten Sherab
Geshe la was born in 1967 in a small village in the province of Manang, the western part of Nepal. He entered Kopan Monastery at the age of nine and completed his Geshe studies at Sera Je Monastery in South India, followed by a year at Gyume Tantric College. He then completed retreat and teaching assignments both in the U.S. and Asia. He served as Head Master of Kopan Monastery’s school for four years, overseeing debate training and tantric training activities.
Geshe Sherab taught and helped in FPMT International Office for two and a half years in Taos, New Mexico, from 2001-2003, and also served as Director of the FPMT Board for a few years. After he returned to Nepal from the United States, Geshe-la was in retreat for a year and was then appointed as Head Master of Kopan. For the last few years, he has been traveling and teaching at FPMT Centers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe.
You can learn more about Geshe Sherab on his website.
Opportunity to Make an Offering to Geshe Sherab and the Centre
Sponsoring the teachings helps to make the teachings available to everyone. In this way, we are able to practice the generosity of giving of the Dharma and thereby create vast amounts of merit.
Remember to make an aspiration/dedication to accomplish your goals for yourself and others before making the offering. With clear intention, we can create causes to accomplish the welfare of both ourselves and all sentient beings, or of any heartfelt cause.
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