Bodhisattva Ideal

Bodhisattva Ideal
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Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9781909314108
ISBN-13 : 1909314102
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Book Synopsis Bodhisattva Ideal by : Sangharakshita

Download or read book Bodhisattva Ideal written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we be happy and at the same time responsive to the suffering of others? It can be done: this is the message of the Bodhisattva ideal. For one wishing to follow this path, the development of inner calm and positivity that leads to true wisdom is balanced by a genuine and active concern for others which flowers into great compassion. Sangharakshita places the ideal of the Bodhisattva within the context of the entire Buddhist tradition. Unfolding this vision of our potential, he demonstrates how we ourselves can move towards this ideal


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