Shantideva's Courageous Vision by Roshi Joan Halifax
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Shantideva's Courageous Vision
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Description
In this introduction to Shantideva and his text during the Spring Practice Period, Roshi Joan Halifax speaks about Shantideva's history and thematically reviews each chapter of the text. Weaving together neuroscience, philosophy, and her own insights, Roshi underscores the importance of compassion as a fundamental force for the survival and well-being of all sentient life. The Bodhicharyavatara emerges as a comprehensive guidebook for transforming individual consciousness, offering a path that bridges ancient wisdom with contemporary understanding of human potential.
Citation
Halifax, Roshi Joan. "Shantideva's Courageous Vision." Produced by Upaya Zen Center July 10, 2021. Video, 53:23. https://vimeo.com/573410758/549c91b3a5?fl=pl&fe=vl.
Interconnections
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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.
