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Lesson 27
The Vimalakirti Sutra — 27
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00:00
Opening recitation and oral transmission of the Vimalakirti Sutra in Tibetan
10:57
Manjushri asks Vimalakirti: what is the cause from which this illness arises?
14:21
Sentient beings' illness arises from the imbalance of the four elements
15:34
A bodhisattva's illness differs from that of sentient beings in three ways: cause, result, and condition
16:07
The illness of bodhisattvas arises from great compassion
17:17
When a bodhisattva falls ill, the teaching given to the sick should focus on liberation
18:38
Bodhisattvas enter samsara on behalf of sentient beings; thus illness and samsara go together
22:49
As long as sentient beings are ill, the bodhisattva manifests illness; when they recover, so does the bodhisattva
29:08
Summary of the teaching on the cause of illness from great compassion
30:23
Further teachings: a bodhisattva's illness can also be a means to guide others toward practice
34:27
Khenpo's commentary on recognizing bodhisattvas who manifest illness as a skillful means
37:03
Vimalakirti continues: how should a bodhisattva regulate the mind while sick
45:00
Manjushri is skilled at asking questions; Vimalakirti's answers guide the sick toward emptiness
50:31
Bodhisattvas willingly dwell in samsara while maintaining inner freedom
54:08
The body itself is empty and free from all conceptual elaborations
55:50
Manjushri asks: to which of the four elements does this illness belong?
57:21
If one element is unbalanced, 101 illnesses arise; all four unbalanced: 404 illnesses
58:05
Vimalakirti's illness is the illness of all sentient beings
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