The Bodhisattva Vow

by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

In this guide to compassionate living, Geshe Kelsang explains in detail how to take and keep the Bodhisattva vows. He gives advice on every aspect of a Bodhisattva's moral discipline, as well as explaining a special practice for purifying our mind.

The essence of Mahayana Buddhism is the Bodhisattva's way of life. A Bodhisattva's every action is motivated by the wish to attain full enlightenment for the sake of others; and to fulfil this wish he or she takes the Bodhisattva vow and keeps it by practising the six perfections - giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom. In this welcome guide to compassionate living, Geshe Kelsang explains in detail how to take and keep the Bodhisattva vow. He gives clear and practical advice on every aspect of a Bodhisattva's moral discipline, as well as explaining a special practice for purifying our mind. With this book as our companion we can enter into the Bodhisattva's way of life and swiftly accomplish the supreme bliss of full enlightenment. - This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author:

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. He is the author of a series of higly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world.