Tag: Paramitas

A Koan for our Times: April - October 2024

By akasajoti on Thu, 21 Mar, 2024 - 12:18

A Koan for our Times: April - October 2024

By akasajoti on Thu, 21 Mar, 2024 - 12:18

Though the many beings are numberless, I vow to save them.
Though greed, hatred and ignorance rise endlessly, I vow to cut them off.
Though the dharma is vast and fathomless, I vow to understand it.
Though the Buddha’s way is beyond attainment, I vow to embody it fully.
- a formulation of the Bodhisattva Vow, quoted in Noble Friendship, Khantipalo

What does a Buddhist Order have to offer the world in times of conflict, violence and environmental destruction? How is the...

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Polishing your Inner Jewel - An Online Course on the Six Perfections

By Ratnadeva on Tue, 16 Aug, 2022 - 06:46

Polishing your Inner Jewel - An Online Course on the Six Perfections

By Ratnadeva on Tue, 16 Aug, 2022 - 06:46

There are so many ways we can grow and change. Uncovering and polishing the six qualities of generosity, ethics, patience, energy, meditation and wisdom that we all have in us (a little or a lot) is one way of transforming. Whether we are just dusting them off or discovering them anew, investigating these ‘perfections’ will offer us more self-awareness, confidence and hints of freedom for our journey of life.

Through discussion, meditation, exploration and reflection, Bodhilila and Maitripushpa invite you to join...