Questions:
“sentient beings’ karma and the buddhas’ actions have equal power” — as quoted by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in a commentary on a Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga text. Please explain this quote.
“Giving to your Guru is the same as making continual offerings to all the Buddhas. From such giving much merit is gathered. From such [...]
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March 15 Homework
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Presenting the Path: Homework Jan 19
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Questions
List several counter-arguments to the attitude that people who are suffering misfortunes are “getting what they deserve” because of the non-virtuous actions that they committed in the past.
Explain this statement by Geshe Sopa “…if you do not have any trust in karma and its results, then the whole structure of Buddhism has no base, no [...]
Homework: Jan 5
Posted in Discovering Buddhism, Presenting the Path, tagged Buddhism, Discovering Buddhism, Homework, Presenting the Path on January 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
What does it mean to attain Enlightenment?
How will practicing Buddhism help me improve my relationships both with myself and others in the near term?
“We usually look outside for our enemies. But Buddhist yogis realize there is no enemy outside, the real enemy is inside.” Method, Wisdom and the Three Paths” by Geshe Sopa p. 12 [...]
How to participate in the Discovering Buddhism blog
Posted in Presenting the Path, tagged Buddhism, Discovering Buddhism, Presenting the Path on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hi! You found the blog for “Presenting the Path”. This blog is primarily for students enrolled in the Guhyasamaja Center’s on-going class (Jan 5 – Feb 23, 2008). If you are currently not enrolled in this class but are visiting the blog, you are welcome to read the postings, however, please do not post [...]
