{"product_id":"bxosbr-patience-a-guide-to-shantidevas-sixth-chapter-9781614296416","title":"Patience: A Guide To Shantideva's Sixth Chapter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLama Zopa Rinpoche, one of the great living masters of Tibetan Buddhism, guides us through one of the core practices of the bodhisattvas, using a classic, revered text as a guide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sixth chapter of Shantideva’s classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a beacon of inspiration that shows what patience—one of the essential actions of the bodhisattvas—can really mean, leading us to profound self-realization and a heightened determination for awakened action in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLama Zopa Rinpoche—a teacher whose very name means “patience”—explores Shantideva’s teachings verse by verse, unpacking their lessons for the modern reader:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOvercoming anger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccepting suffering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRespecting others and finding happiness in their happiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn explaining this quintessential quality of a bodhisattva, Rinpoche shows us ordinary beings the profundity of the practice of patience and the relevance it has in our everyday lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shantideva was like us, but he worked on his mind until he became completely free from delusions . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has inspired countless people since it was written over thirteen hundred years ago. It tells us that we too can develop our mind to the levels of realizations that the great masters have attained—and it shows us how to do it.”—Lama Zopa Rinpoche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43577068454094,"sku":"9781614296416","price":49.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781614296416_a.png?v=1782454054","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosbr-patience-a-guide-to-shantidevas-sixth-chapter-9781614296416","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}