We are delighted to announce a special one day teaching program
with Geshe Dorji Damdul la ( Director of Tibet House New Delhi)
Text: The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva.
We encourage everyone to attend and benefit from this rare opportunity.
Date : 22 Sep 2024
Time 10 am to 4:30 pm IST
Venue:
Jade Banquet Hall, The Fern Goregaon, Mumbai
“Registration is required for anyone who would like to attend this event.”
For info and registration please contact:
WhatsApp: +918618100778
“The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva” is a revered text in Mahayana Buddhism, composed by the Tibetan master Gyalse Tokme Zangpo in the 14th century. It offers practical guidance on the path to becoming a bodhisattva—a being committed to attaining enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
The text is structured into 37 verses, each outlining a specific practice or attitude that a bodhisattva should cultivate. These practices include generating bodhicitta (the mind of enlightenment), practicing compassion and patience, and recognizing the impermanent and interconnected nature of all things.
The teachings emphasize the importance of altruism, ethical conduct, and wisdom, encouraging practitioners to transform their thoughts and actions to benefit others. Key themes include the development of compassion for all beings, the renunciation of selfish desires, and the cultivation of equanimity and mindfulness.
Overall, “The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva” serves as a concise and profound manual for those on the bodhisattva path, providing clear and practical advice for living a life dedicated to the welfare of others and the pursuit of enlightenment.
Ven Geshe Dorji Damdul la is the Director at Tibet House, New Delhi, Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama since 2011. He completed his formal training from the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics (Dharamsala), the Drepung Loseling Monasitc University and Gyudmed Tantric College. He had been a visiting fellow at Cambridge University (2003) and has served as the interpreter for H.H the Dalai Lama from 2005. Geshe-la has been a contributor to, and a translator of several key texts, journals and papers related to Buddhism, science, epistemology, philosophy and psychology; and has served as editor for the Dreloma magazine and Lhaksam Tsekpa. Currently, he leads retreats and teaches various topics in Buddhist philosophy, psychology, logic and practice extensively, both in India and abroad.
