The Path of Awakening: A Comprehensive Study of Master Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life Part One: Setting Foot on the Path Becoming a bodhisattva and entering the path to enlightenment is accomplished by generating bodhichitta, the mind that aspires to attain enlightenment for the welfare of all beings. In the first four chapters of Shantideva's text, he explores the benefits of cultivating bodhichitta, as well as the way to overcome the barriers to developing it and create the conditions conducive to its stability and growth. Teacher: Don Handrick
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