Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche explains; those who take the bodhisattva vow make one simple commitment: to put others first, holding nothing back for themselves.
What Are the Six Transcendent Perfections?
In Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva practices the six paramitas, or transcendent perfections.
Buddhist fraternity and sorority to open at San Diego State University
San Diego State University may be the first campus in the USA to open a Buddhist Greek letter organization.
Making the Buddha’s Perfections Our Own
Photo by Laura.As a young child, I loved to play with “magic seeds.” I’d drop them into a glass of water, and they would suddenly swell into huge and exotic paper flowers.
Nothing to Give, No One to Receive It
Illustration by Tomi UmFor December, we’re celebrating compassion on Lion’s Roar and in Shambhala Sun. Here, Norman Fischer says giving is the Buddha way.
Perfectly Imperfect
In a world of Botox and little blue pills, we could all use more wabi sabi. Because imperfection, says Roger Housden, is what makes us human.
Bringing Wise Mind to “Mine-golia”
A new post from the Lion’s Roar “Earth Dharma” blogger Jill S. Schneiderman about mining practices in Mongolia.
The Dharma Bum Life Program
Six Paramitas, eight weeks, twelve Dharma Bums, and a summer’s vow to explore how to weave Dharma practice into our everyday lives.
The Practice of a Bodhisattva
The bodhisattva’s commitment to the benefit of others manifests in the practice of the six perfections, the 17th Karmapa explains.
Theravada Practice Off the Cushion
Photo by Henrik Berger Jørgensen.A roundtable discussion with Gil Fronsdal, Michael Liebenson Grady and Marcia Rose. Introduction by Thanissaro Bhikkhu