Door to Liberation: Essential Teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
by Geshe Wangyal
moderated by Donna Mitchell-Moniak
Fridays at 10:30 am ET online
begins February 20, 2015
The teachings of the Buddha inform one in how to transform life. It is for that reason that this book is chosen for online group discussion. Door of Liberation begins in a light-hearted manner with stories of miracles that the Buddha performed. To read them is to gain an understanding of a Buddha – a fully enlightened being – and the level of egolessness, wisdom, and compassion necessary to achieve and live from this state of being. The book then proceeds to expand upon the teachings of the Buddha. This is done through using stories of the teachings given by the great masters who brought Buddhism to Tibet. In this manner, the reader is both instructed and inspired. What becomes obvious is the established level of precise clarity of mind and wide reaching compassion that each master established in daily life. Through these anecdotes and their instruction one can see how to do increase and stabilize wisdom and compassion within oneself. This book group meets online weekly. All are welcome.
by Geshe Wangyal
moderated by Donna Mitchell-Moniak
Fridays at 10:30 am ET online
begins February 20, 2015
The teachings of the Buddha inform one in how to transform life. It is for that reason that this book is chosen for online group discussion. Door of Liberation begins in a light-hearted manner with stories of miracles that the Buddha performed. To read them is to gain an understanding of a Buddha – a fully enlightened being – and the level of egolessness, wisdom, and compassion necessary to achieve and live from this state of being. The book then proceeds to expand upon the teachings of the Buddha. This is done through using stories of the teachings given by the great masters who brought Buddhism to Tibet. In this manner, the reader is both instructed and inspired. What becomes obvious is the established level of precise clarity of mind and wide reaching compassion that each master established in daily life. Through these anecdotes and their instruction one can see how to do increase and stabilize wisdom and compassion within oneself. This book group meets online weekly. All are welcome.
Atisha was asked by his closest disciples, ‘What is the highest teaching of the path?
Atisha replied, ‘The highest skill is in the realization of egolessness. The highest nobility is in subduing your own mind. The highest excellence is in having a mind which seeks to help others. The highest precept is continual mindfulness. The highest remedy is in understanding the naturelessness of everything. The highest siddhi is the lessening and transmutation of the passions. The highest moral practice is a peaceful mind. The highest patience is humility. The highest effort is to abandon attachment to activities. The highest meditation is the mind without pretention. The highest wisdom is not to grasp anything as it appears.
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