{"product_id":"patience-a-guide-to-shantidevas-sixth-chapter-paperback","title":"Patience: A Guide to Shantideva's Sixth Chapter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZopa Rinpoche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sixth chapter of Shantideva's classic \u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lama Zopa Rinpoche--a teacher whose very name means \"patience\"--explores Shantideva's teachings verse by verse, unpacking its lessons for the modern reader, including: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e overcoming anger,  accepting suffering,  and respecting others and finding happiness in their happiness. \u003c\/ul\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Often in the West we think that patience is passive aggression: waiting for that horrible thing to go away. Lama Zopa Rinpoche shows us in great detail how to cultivate actual patience, the practice of the bodhisattva: wholeheartedly welcoming the problems. Why should we do that? Because patience puts an atomic bomb under the toxic emotions of attachment and anger, helping us break down the barriers between self and other, and making us fearless in our efforts to never give up alleviating the suffering of beings. Rinpoche's powerfully experiential teachings give us the confidence to know that we can do it, too.\"--Ven. Robina Courtin\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLama Zopa Rinpoche is one of the most internationally renowned masters of Tibetan Buddhism, working and teaching ceaselessly on almost every continent. He is the spiritual director and cofounder of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international network of Buddhist projects, including monasteries in six countries and meditation centers in over thirty; health and nutrition clinics, and clinics specializing in the treatment of leprosy and polio; as well as hospices, schools, publishing activities, and prison outreach projects worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.95 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47578410713309,"sku":"9781614298359","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/PmGKejxrrc9781614298359.webp?v=1773503323","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/patience-a-guide-to-shantidevas-sixth-chapter-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}