The SIX PERFECTIONS with Geshe Sherab - Completed
~ ways to be more patient more generous more wise in our daily lives
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Alternate Sundays over 4 sessions 10 am - 11.30 am AEDT Oct 31 Nov 14, 28 Dec12
A course suitable for every inquiring mind ~ everyone welcomed
Audio recordings of this course can be found on CTCT Youtube
2021 Series on The Six Perfections
Alternate Sundays over 4 sessions 10 am - 11.30 am AEDT Oct 31 Nov 14, 28 Dec12
A course suitable for every inquiring mind ~ everyone welcomed
Audio recordings of this course can be found on CTCT Youtube
Oct 31 - Week 1 - The Six Perfections Overview
Nov 14 - Week 2 - Generosity of Body Speech and Mind Pt 1
Nov 28 - Week 3 - Generosity of Body Speech and Mind Pt 2
Dec 12 - week 4 - Morality - Ethical Discipline
Each interactive session Geshela will guide us in commentary, meditation, with a short tea break before Q&A
1.Generosity | 2.Morality | 3.Patience | 4.Perserverence | 5.Concentration | 6.Wisdom ~ The Six Perfections
"These six far-reaching attitudes are states of mind that lead the way to liberation and enlightenment. As antidotes to some of our biggest mental obstacles – anger, greed, jealousy, laziness, and so on – the six attitudes work together, enabling us to deal with everything that life throws at us.
By developing these attitudes, we can slowly but certainly realize our full potential, bringing the highest benefit to ourselves and others.
We don’t just keep these six mental states as a nice-looking list. Rather, they are states of mind that we need to blend together and use as we go about our daily life." Dr Alex Berzin
In this course, we will touch on only the first two Perfections and so we hope to request a continuation of this series of teachings in our program to cover all Six Perfections by early - mid-2022
The Online sessions will not be streamed on CTCT facebook - Recordings will be available on CTCT youtube in time after the presentations.
Some resources to explore in preparation and as support throughout the course of study on The Six Perfections:
- The Six Perfections - Lama Zopa Rinpoche a book from Wisdom
- Overview of the Six Paramitas - 'Study Buddhism' Alex Berzin Archives
- Bodhichitta is the Excellence of the Awakened Heart - Pema Chodron
- The Heart of Compassion - Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
- Plus new link here to commentary by Geshe Tenzin Zopa of Shantideva's Guide to Bodhisattvas Way of Life - covering all the Six Perfections { which you may enjoy for a lifetime reading !}
The earliest source texts for the paramitas come from the Buddha himself in the form of the Prajnaparamita Sutras, such as the Prajnaparamita Sutra in 10,000 lines available from 84000. But they have resonated throughout Indian, East Asian, and Tibetan literature ever since where readers may find the presentations more clear and concise.
Let the flower of compassion bloom
In the soil of loving-kindness.
Tend it with the pure water of equanimity
In the cool shade of joy.
~ Longchenpa, 'Kindly Bent to Ease Us'
In the soil of loving-kindness.
Tend it with the pure water of equanimity
In the cool shade of joy.
~ Longchenpa, 'Kindly Bent to Ease Us'
