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Patience (from the Bodhicaryavatara)

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Venerable Juewei
Venerable Juewei

15th January 2023

Our Sunday Check Ins for 2023 officially kick off with Venerable Juewei taking the reins for the first 2 sessions of the year. Venerable will be drawing on chapters from the classic text “The Way of the Bodhisattva – Bodhicaryavatara” written by the 8th century Indian monk Shantideva. In the chapter on Patience, we explore the true nature of the afflictions and anger which challenge us, and how to embrace and welcome these “negative” emotions with the practice of patience.

Venerable asks us to consider the following questions:
“What are you most impatient with?” and “Why?