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Enlightenment to Go: Shantideva and the Power of Compassion to Transform Your Life
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- A Buddhist 'good life' Theory: Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra
- A Buddhist Carol
- A Fearless Heart
- A Mirror Is for Reflection
- Altruism as Antidote to Demagoguery: Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 3 as Method for Countering Identity Divisions
- An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics
- Becoming Bodhisattvas
- Bodhicaryāvatāra and Tibetan Mind Training (Lojong)
- Bodies and Embodiment in the Bodhicaryāvatāra
- Buddhist Ethics and Globalization on the Basis of Bodhicaryavatara
- Buddhist Ethics in the Context of Conventional Truth: Path and Transformation
- Built on Emptiness: Śūnyatā as a Basis for Mahāyāna Ethics, With References to Śāntideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra
- Can We Kill Illusory People? Some Philosophical Reflections on Bodhi(sattva)caryāvatāra 9:11-13ab
- Compassion in Our Day: Learning from Shantideva
- Consequences of Compassion
- Consequences of Compassion: An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics-Review by Meyers
- Demandingness, Self-Interest and Benevolence in Santideva's Introduction to the Practice of Awakening (Bodhicaryavatara)
- Does "Buddhist Ethics" Exist?
- Does Anātman Rationally Entail Altruism? On Bodhicaryāvatāra 8:101-103
- Emptiness and Moral Perfection
- Enlightenment to Go
- Ethics (Garfield)
- Ethics in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
- Ethics without Self, Dharma without Atman
- Extreme Giving: The Vessantara Jātaka and Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
- From Madhyamaka to Consequentialism: A Road Map
- Guidance for the Spiritual Caregiver from the Bodhicaryavatara by Shantideva
- Healing Anger
- Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective-Review by Naga
- Innate Human Connectivity and Śāntideva's Cultivation of Compassion
- Madhyamaka Ethics
- Mapping the Bodhicaryāvatāra
- Moonpaths: Ethics and Emptiness
- Moral Pluralism, Skillful Means, and Environmental Ethics
- Moral Theory in Śāntideva's Śikṣāsamuccaya
- Moral Theory in Śāntideva's Śikṣāsamuccaya-Review by Osto
- Moral Theory in Śāntideva's Śikṣāsamuccaya: Cultivating the Fruits of Virtue-Review by Goodman
- On Altruism and Rebirth: Philosophical Comments on Bodhicaryāvatāra 8: 97-8
- On Learning to Overhear the "Vanishing Poet"
- On the Classification of Śāntideva's Ethics in the Bodhicaryāvatāra
- Patience and Perspective
- Plant Seed, Pull Weed
- Puṇya and Pāp in Public Health: Everyday Religion, Material Culture, and Avenues of Buddhist Activism in Urban Kathmandu
- Readings of Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice
- Readings of Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice-Review by Harris
- René Girard, Śāntideva, and the Emptiness of Desire
- Resentment and Reality: Buddhism on Moral Responsibility
- Shantideva: How to Wake Up a Hero
- Stoics and Bodhisattvas: Spiritual Exercise and Faith in Two Philosophical Traditions
- The Bodhi-caryâvatāra and Its Monastic Aspects: On the Problem of Representation
- The Changing Way of the Bodhisattva: Superheroes, Saints, and Social Workers
- The Compassionate Gift of Vice: Śāntideva on Gifts, Altruism, and Poverty
- The Self and the Suffering Other: Levinas and Śāntideva on the Ethics of Compassion
- The Social Message of Mahayana Buddhism
- The Training Anthology of Śāntideva
- Why War? Why Not Peace? Santideva's Answer to Einstein's Famous Question to Freud
- Śāntideva and an Ethic of Radical Compassion
- Śāntideva on Roots and Resolutions of Violence
- Śāntideva's Impartialist Ethics
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Description
Essential reading for those seeking life-changing psychological tools and transcendent wisdom, Enlightenment to Go provides a lively and accessible introduction to the ‘best of’ Shantideva. With warmth, humor, and stories of his own experiences, author David Michie shows how modern psychological science confirms Shantideva’s insights, and he explores powerful antidotes to contemporary problems, including stress, anxiety, and depression. Whether you are a newcomer to Buddhism or a seasoned practitioner, Enlightenment to Go offers a glimpse of a radiantly different reality right here in your busy life. (Source: Wisdom Publications)
Citation
Michie, David. Enlightenment to Go: Shantideva and the Power of Compassion to Transform Your Life. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2012.
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Table of contents
- Introduction1
- PART I: DEVELOPING THE COMPASSIONATE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT
- 1. The Choice of Awakening17
- 2. The Big Picture or the Here and Now?27
- 3. Inner Experience or Outer Appearance?39
- 4. Shifting the Focus from Self to Other53
- 5. Bodhicitta: The Compassionate Mind of Enlightenment65
- PART II: THE COMPASSIONATE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT IN PRACTICE
- 6. Open Heart, Open Hand: The Perfection of Generosity81
- 7. A Practical Approach to Ethics95
- 8. Thank Buddha for Aggravation! The Perfection of Patience105
- 9. Mindfulness and the Yoga of Coffee Drinking121
- 10. Breaking the Cycle of Dissatisfaction133
- 11. The Four Laws of Spiritual Success149
- 12. Our Greatest Teacher163
- 13. Feeding the Good Wolf173
- 14. Emptiness and Santa Claus183
- 15. Adventures in Inner Space201
- 16. The Eight Worldly Dharmas217
- 17. A Code of Conduct for Awakening Beings225
- 18. Dedication239
- Appendix: How to Meditate243
- References259
- Further Reading263
- Index265
- About the Author275
Interconnections
1 Teaching based on
An "Introduction to Bodhisattva Practice," the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra is a poem about the path of a bodhisattva, in ten chapters, written by the Indian Buddhist Śāntideva (fl. c. 685–763). One of the masterpieces of world literature, it is a core text of Mahāyāna Buddhism and continues to be taught, studied, and commented upon in many languages and by many traditions around the world. The main subject of the text is bodhicitta, the altruistic aspiration for enlightenment, and the path and practices of the bodhisattva, the six perfections (pāramitās). The text forms the basis of many contemporary discussions of Buddhist ethics and philosophy.
