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Lesson 17
Lesson 17
The Way of the Bodhisattva
Bodhicitta
Bodhisattva Vow
Buddhist ethics
compassion in action
karma and motivation
Mahayana Buddhism
Mind Training
moral dilemma
serving others
Spiritual Awakening
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Overview
Chapters
00:00
The Essence of Vows: Why the Bodhisattva Vow is more than just a ceremony
00:54
A Historical Dream: The story of how the vow was transmitted through Maitreya
02:48
Inner vs. Outer: Why a certificate cannot prove the quality of your heart
04:17
Restoring the Vow: How to reconnect with your intention when you lose your way
06:40
Beyond "Being Good": The difference between personal purity and active altruism
09:42
The Trap of Moral Purity: Why obsessing over your own perfection is a subtle form of selfishness
10:27
The Altruist's Dilemma: Choosing to help others even when it brings personal difficulty
12:46
Livelihood and Ethics: Reflecting on the impact of our careers on others
14:27
The Power of Motivation: How intention transforms the nature of an action
15:22
Breaking the Rules for Love: When flexible ethics become a necessity
16:02
The Captain's Choice: A classic Buddhist story about the extreme weight of compassion
18:23
Master Yongming Yanshou's choice: Trading a life for the lives of many
22:58
Broken your vow? Don't despair, here is how to heal the mental breach
25:20
A method for the desperate: Confessing to Bodhisattva Akasagarbha in dreams
28:12
Even Lord Atisha struggled: The immense difficulty of the Bodhisattva path
29:51
The art of offering: Transforming daily beauty into spiritual wealth
36:59
Memories of Larung Gar: How His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok honored the vow
41:13
The world is your offering bowl: Giving flowers and fruits that belong to no one
49:10
Seven bowls of water: A simple daily ritual with profound karmic weight
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