The Wisdom Chapter of The Way of the Bodhisattva

Based upon the book Practicing Wisdom: The Perfection of Shantideva’s Bodhisattva Way by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa

WMC Advanced Mahayana Path Course*

Wednesdays 7:00–9:00 PM

June 3 through July 22, omitting June 17

Meets online via Zoom only.

Led by Derek Kolleeny

Suggested Donation: $108

Practicing Wisdom is a full and detailed follow-up commentary, making it an invaluable statement on the fundamental concept behind Buddhist thought and practice. Shantideva says at the beginning of the final chapter of his Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life: "All branches of the Buddha's teachings are taught for the sake of wisdom. If you wish to bring an end to suffering, you must develop wisdom." Shantideva's ninth chapter is revered in Tibetan Buddhist circles as one of the most authoritative expositions of the Buddha's core insight, and all other Buddhist practices are means to support the generation of this wisdom within the practitioner.

In Practicing Wisdom, the Dalai Lama reaffirms his reputation as a great scholar, communicator, and embodiment of the Buddha's Way by illuminating Shantideva's verses, drawing on contrasting commentaries from the Nyingma and Gelug lineages, and leading the reader through the stages of insight up to the highest view of emptiness. These teachings, delivered in southern France in 1993, have been masterfully translated, edited, and annotated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama's primary translator and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.

Please email derek@westchestermeditationcenter.org if you are interested in this course to express your interest. If so, please also purchase the book and read the Editor's Preface, the Introduction, and The Buddhist Context prior to the first meeting.

*WMC maintains a policy of making our programs affordable to all.

Those with limited income, please note our student/fixed income rate on the registration page.