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Lesson 30
The Vimalakirti Sutra 30 | Why Bodhisattvas Neither Cling to the World Nor Escape into Emptiness
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Chapters
00:00
Opening prayers and Manjushri's visit to Vimalakirti
08:01
Contemplating the body: impermanence, suffering, emptiness, and no-self
16:24
Why Vimalakirti's illness becomes a teaching for others
22:08
How Mahayana practitioners use the body to benefit beings
29:38
The difference between Bodhisattvayana and Śrāvakayana conduct
35:23
Why bodhisattvas remain in samsara without being contaminated
42:47
Why bodhisattvas neither cling to existence nor enter emptiness
47:34
Why true practice requires continuous cultivation and virtue
52:17
Emptiness does not mean abandoning compassionate action
57:21
The endless diligence and compassionate activity of bodhisattvas
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