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Resources for Bodhisattva Training

Here you will find resources referenced during our training.

Overall Resources

• Shantideva's, The Way of the Bodhisattva. PDF download.
• PDF of Verses Anam Thubten Rinpoche will be covering.
• See Accompanying Reading list below (on this page)
• The Way of the Bodhisattva, six part video teaching with Shambhala Publications, with author and scholar Wulstan Flecher
• The Shantideva app! WOW. Carry this wisdom within your phone. In addition to linking to the app, this site has an extensive list of translations and commentaries.
  

The full text maps to the Bodhichitta prayer we recite during our regular practice sessions. Here is the breakdown:

May bodhicitta, precious and sublime (chap.1-3)
how to generate bodhicitta

Arise where it has not yet come to be (chap.4-6)
how to prevent bodhicitta from decreasing

and where it has already arisen, may it never falter (chap 7-9)
how to make bodhicitta increase

But grow and flourish, even more (chap. 10)
dedication
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Resources by Chapter

• Chapter 1: Enjoy this 10 minute Pema Chodron teaching on Bodhichitta.
• Chapter 2:
  • Morning Meditation, PDF Download
  • The Meaning of Taking Refuge, YouTube Video of teaching by Khandro Rinpoche
  • Generosity's Pefection (Lion's Roar article)
  • Dana, the practice of Giving (guide offered to subscribers of Tricycle Buddhist Review)
• Chapter 3: Commitment Chapter
  • Making the Warrior Commitment (by Pemo Chodron, Lions Roar Article)
  • Seven Branch Practice explanation
• Chapter 4: Carefulness
  • Precious Human Birth, video teaching by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
  • The Six Paramitas, video teaching by Dzochen Ponlop Rinpoche
  • Six Paramitas: Practices to Cross to the Other Shore, video teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Chapter 5: Vigilance/Guarding Awareness
  • Training the Mind to Transform Adversity into Awakening, Lions Roar, by Traleg Rinpoche
  • How Mindfulness Changes the Emotional Life of our Brains, video by Dr. Richard Davidson
  • How to Maintain Bodhicitta and Prevent It From Degenerating Once It is Arisen, video teaching by Wulstan Fletcher
• Chapter 6: Patience
  • A deep dive into patience including:
    • an outline of this chapter, broken down by topic and associated verses
    • additional reading and video teachings

Join Dharma Refuge as we explore the Bodhisattva path and expand our capacity to be a source of wisdom and love for ourselves and our world.

Donate to support this program

The volunteer support to offer programs like this at Dharma Refuge is considerable. We appreciate your willingness to make contribution in support of our work. We offer the Dharma freely, thanks to your generosity.
 
Sustaining membership and one-time donations by participants help to cover:

• our technology platform costs and recent AV upgrades to support both online and live sessions
• underwriting of Dharma Refuge (dana) offerings to guest teachers
• an annual retreat and training budget for our teacher Sue Kochan, who works as a volunteer
  

Everyone is welcome. No previous experience is required. All you need is an open heart. Drop in for any and all sessions as your schedule allows.

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Accompanying Reading

Recommended, but optional
If you'd like to study this text we recommend Pema Chödrön's contemporary commentary. It's not necessary to read this to participate. Our focus will be on direct experience and transmission of this wisdom to enliven the bodhisattva heart within!

Becoming Bodhisattvas is available in print, through Kindle or through Audible. It is available in paperback form through leading retailers.  Note: this book was initially published under the title No Time To Lose. So don't be confused when you look online! It's the same book, and you can use either one.

Additional Reading to consider

The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech: A detailed commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva

Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva: A new translation and contemporary guide

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