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The Way Of The Bodhisattva with Do Tulku Rinpoche
The Way Of The Bodhisattva
With
Do Tulku Rinpoche
On Vigilant Introspection & Patience
Mondays 25 May, 1 June, 8 June & 22 June 29 June
7:30 – 9pm AEST (Online)
Please note: the session previously scheduled for Monday 22 June has been rescheduled and will now take place on Monday 29 June.
Join us as Do Tulku Rinpoche guides us in studying this quintessential Mahayana text.
E-Vam Institute is fortunate to have Do Tulku Rinpoche continue his annual teachings on The Way of the Bodhisattva.
Renowned for his interactive, and often unconventional and humorous style of teaching, Do Tulku Rinpoche reveals the meaning of this ancient teaching in everyday life, helping us to connect this wisdom to our personal experiences.
What is The Way of the Bodhisattva?
The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra) by Śāntideva – one of the most cherished texts of Mahayana Buddhism – has long served as a source of inspiration. Renowned for its expression of compassion and wisdom, it continues to both be a resource for many great masters, and guide those who aspire to a life of meaning and genuine benefit to others.
At the heart of The Way of the Bodhisattva is the simple yet profound insight: all happiness comes from wishing others well, and all suffering comes from caring only for ourselves.
All the joy the world contains
Has come through wishing happiness for others.
All the misery the world contains
Has come through wanting pleasure for oneself.
The wish to benefit all beings and the recognition of our interconnectedness with all things is therefore ground for transforming how we work with ourselves and others – and by extension – how we understand our own mind, emotions, how we conduct our lives, including its many difficulties.
On Cultivating Patience
Continuing from previous teachings of the chapter “Vigilant Introspection” (our mindfulness and awareness that guards us from carelessness, distraction, and harm), Do Tulku Rinpoche will guide us in Śāntideva’s chapter on “Patience.”
This chapter turns to the difficulties that most often unsettle us:
- Not getting what we want
- Meeting what we do not want
- Finding our wishes painfully obstructed
- Losing what we hold dear
Śāntideva presents patience as an antidote to anger and frustration in all its guises, showing how challenging moments can be met with understanding and skill, rather than leading to detriment and destruction.
So come what may, I’ll not upset
My cheerful happiness of mind.
Dejection never brings me what I want;
My virtue will be warped and marred by it.
If there’s a remedy when trouble strikes,
What reason is there for dejection?
And if there is no help for it,
What use is there in being glum?
Join Do Tulku Rinpoche as he guides us through these teachings, supporting us to meet life’s difficulties with greater insight, clarity, compassion and love.
*A Bodhisattva, in Mahayana Buddhism, is an enlightened being who compassionately postpones their own liberation from the cycle of birth and death (samsara) to assist all sentient beings in achieving enlightenment. They embody boundless compassion and altruism, dedicating themselves to the welfare and liberation of others through the practice of virtues and the cultivation of wisdom.
For newcomers, we welcome you to obtain a copy of the recommended reading for this course: The Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra: The Way of the Bodhisattva (recommended translation – Shambhala Publications/Padmakara Translation Group – though other translations are also welcome.).
DO TULKU RINPOCHE
is the resident lama and spiritual guide of Arya Tara’s Net. He was recognized by H.H. Sakya Trichen at the age of 17 as the reincarnation of the 5th Raktrul Rinpoche. His incarnation line goes back to the 1st Raktrul Rinpoche (17th century), a master of the Do Teng Monastery in East Tibet.
After his recognition, he received an eleven-year training in Buddhist philosophy, practice, and debate at the Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute in India, from which he graduated with the title of an Acharya (Lopön).
Since then, he has been teaching there as well as in Tibetan schools and guided monks’ retreats. Following the instructions of his teacher, he now teaches regularly in Asia and Europe.
He himself received teachings, transmissions, and initiations from some of the greatest masters of our time, including H.H. Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trizin, Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Dagchen Rinpoche, Luding Khenchen Rinpoche, and many more.
Do Tulku Rinpoche works as a translator in the 84,000 project and is a lay practitioner. He lives in Germany where he teaches regularly. He is appreciated for his learned, interactive, and often unconventional, humorous way of communicating the Buddhist teachings.
Tickets
Please note: the session previously scheduled for Monday 22 June has been rescheduled and will now take place on Monday 29 June.
Book for the full event or for individual sessions. Discounts apply: HCC Holder 10% (code: concession) – Members 10% (code: member) – Students 30% (code: student) – Under35 30% (code: under35)
Dana I would like to apply for Dana – financial support to attend this course at E-Vam (https://evaminstitute.org/dana/)