PATIENCE

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.

The sixth chapter of Shantideva's classic A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life is a beacon of inspiration that shows what patience—one of the essential actions of the bodhisattvas—can really mean, challenging the reader to great depths of selfreflection and to great heights of awakened action in the world.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche—a teacher whose very name means “patience”—explores Shantideva's teachings verse by verse, unpacking its lessons for the modern reader: overcoming anger; accepting suffering; respecting others; finding happiness in their happiness.

In this guide, Rinpoche shows us the profundity and relevance of this incredible bodhisattva's practice for us ordinary beings in our ordinary lives.