A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life with Geshe Sonam - 5/2026

https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-it... Śāntideva (c. 8th century CE) is perhaps the most well-known of the great scholars of the ancient Indian Buddhist Monastery Nālandā. He composed the beautifully poetic text of the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra in around the year 700, and its influence on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism cannot be overstated. In beautifully poetic verse with rich analogies, the treatise presents the journey of the bodhisattva from the first initial wish to arise the mind of bodhicitta, through the cultivation of the six perfections, to the result of perfect and complete enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. This seminal text of the Mahāyāna tradition will provide students with a rich understanding of the bodhisattva practices and how they can be cultivated in view, meditation, and conduct. Geshe Sonam will also be giving a supplemental commentary on Changkya Rölpai Dorjé’s text Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song on the View, which is a pith instruction on wisdom. The “mother” the text refers to is emptiness itself. Changkya Rölpai Dorjé argues that by recognizing our mother, we can cut through duality and experience things as they are. The text includes pithy explorations and critiques of the various philosophical viewpoints on emptiness. These teachings are sponsored by many individual benefactors, cultivating the generosity of giving the Dharma. Please help to support these precious Dharma teachings: https://lamayesheling.org/donate-3/ Visit our website to learn more about The Lama Yeshe Ling Centre: https://lamayesheling.org/ Subscribe to our centre's newsletter to learn about our programs: https://lamayesheling.org/contact/sub...