Sábados de 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. LESTE

novembro 2 / 9 / 16, 2024

Planting such a seed as the bodhisattva vow undermines ego and leads to a tremendous expansion of perspective. Such heroism, or bigness of mind, fills all of space completely, utterly, absolutely. Within such a vast perspective, nothing is claustrophobic and nothing is intimidating. There is only the vast idea of unceasingly helping all sentient beings, as limitless as space, along the path to enlightenment…

—Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Visão geral do curso

This three-session course explores the moment in a person’s life when they decide to go one step further than “being Buddhist”—and make a profound commitment to put all others before themselves. It is open to all who are interested in the Bodhisattva vow, or to anyone who would like to reconnect with their original inspiration for taking this vow. It is also an excellent follow up to the Being Buddhist: Exploring the Refuge Vow course, but you do not have to have taken it to participate in this course.

The Bodhisattva Vow is a traditional vow that has been part of the Buddhist path for centuries. Taking a vow in a formal ceremony is a way to set our intention and to plant a deep seed of aspiration for the unfolding of our spiritual path.

One first takes the Refuge Vow, and this marks the decision to commit oneself wholeheartedly to the Buddhist path and to further one’s practice and training. É o compromisso formal de ser budista, seguindo o exemplo do Buda Shakyamuni, seus ensinamentos (o dharma), e se juntar à comunidade (Sangha) de colegas praticantes.

Depois de fazer o voto de refúgio e um período de prática adicional, the Bodhisattva Vow is a further expression of commitment to the Buddhist path. This vow is the commitment to put others before oneself. It is a statement of willingness to give up one’s own well-being, even one’s own enlightenment, for the sake of others. And a bodhisattva is simply a person who lives in the spirit of that vow, perfecting the qualities known as the six paramitas [perfections]—generosidade, disciplina, paciência, exertion, meditação, and transcendental knowledge—in his effort to liberate beings.

Taking the bodhisattva vow is a powerful moment on a Buddhist practitioner’s path. Join us and explore if this is the right moment for you—ou use isso como uma oportunidade poderosa para se conectar com sua inspiração original para este momento em seu caminho espiritual pessoal.

Divisão da sessão

Sessão 1 – What is the Bodhisattva vow? 

Sessão 2 – A personal exploration of why one would consider taking this vow – or has already taken this vow

Sessão 3 – An exploration of the the paramitas (generosidade, disciplina, paciência, etc…), a key aspect of the Bodhisattva vow

About Judith

Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., Distinto Professor Emérito de Estudos Contemplativos e Religiosos na Universidade de Naropa, onde elaensinou por mais 40 anos. Simmer-Brown é treinador de compaixão da Iniciativa de Compaixão em Naropa. Ela é autora deO hálito quente de Dakini: O Princípio Feminino no Budismo Tibetano (Shambhala) e editor, com Fran Grace, deMeditação e a sala de aula: Pedagogia Contemplativa para Estudos Religiosos (SUNY). Para Shambhala, ela ensina níveis de treinamento Shambhala, Tópicos Mahayana e Vajrayana, com um amor especial por Tara Branca, princípio feminino, trabalhando com emoções, compaixão e envolvimento social.