Patience - by Zopa Rinpoche (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The sixth chapter of Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life is an inspiring call to arms that shows what patience-one of the actions of the bodhisattvas-can really mean, challenging the reader to great depths of self-reflection and to great heights of action in the world. Lama Zopa Rinpoche-a teacher whose very name means "patience"-explores Shantideva's teachings verse by verse, unpacking its lessons for the modern reader: Overcoming anger Accepting suffering Respecting others and finding happiness in their happiness In this guide, Rinpoche shows how this practice of holy beings is real and relevant for us ordinary people in our ordinary lives"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Lama Zopa Rinpoche, one of the great living masters of Tibetan Buddhism, guides us through one of the core practices of the bodhisattvas, using a classic, revered text as a guide.</b> <p/>The sixth chapter of Shantideva's classic <i>A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life</i> is a beacon of inspiration that shows what patience--one of the essential actions of the bodhisattvas--can really mean, leading us to profound self-realization and a heightened determination for awakened action in the world. <p/>Lama Zopa Rinpoche--a teacher whose very name means "patience"--explores Shantideva's teachings verse by verse, unpacking its lessons for the modern reader: <br> <ul> <li>Overcoming anger</li> <li>Accepting suffering</li> <li>Respecting others and finding happiness in their happiness</li> </ul> <br>In explaining this quintessential quality of a bodhisattva, Rinpoche shows us ordinary beings the profundity of the practice of patience and the relevance it has in our everyday lives. <p/>"Shantideva was like us, but he worked on his mind until he became completely free from delusions . . . <i>A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life</i> has inspired countless people since it was written over thirteen hundred years ago. It tells us that we too can develop our mind to the levels of realizations that the great masters have attained--and it shows us how to do it."--Lama Zopa Rinpoche<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Lama Zopa Rinpoche is one of the most internationally renowned masters of Tibetan Buddhism, working and teaching ceaselessly on almost every continent. He is the spiritual director and cofounder of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international network of Buddhist projects, including monasteries in six countries and meditation centers in over thirty; health and nutrition clinics, and clinics specializing in the treatment of leprosy and polio; as well as hospices, schools, publishing activities, and prison outreach projects worldwide.
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