6 x a Day Book Guide in Spanish

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B20QPR_lUz-LR0ZxOWd3YnRHNWs/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you so much, Sarah Couture, for your translation work which made this possible.

Meditation (by Cindy Lee from Jackie, thank you!!)

 http://mahasukha.org/ALLAUDIO/Depression_Causes_Cures/Depression_Med_Melb_09.15.10.mp3

Chapter 8, Worksheet 2: Meditation on the Equality of Self and Others

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B20QPR_lUz-LMFh4UlBnV2N1NnM/edit?usp=sharing

Root text link, with final portion missing

Friends, here is the link for a translation of the Bodhicaryavatara, or Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, by Master Shantideva.  The translator is Stephen Batchelor.  The text can also be purchased (in full) on Amazon.  This is the translation which His Holiness the Dalai Lama uses when he teaches this sacred text.

I will bring copies of the missing verses to our dharma class sessions.

http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/A%20-%20Tibetan%20Buddhism/Authors/Shantideva/A%20Guide%20to%20the%20Bodhisattva's%20Way%20of%20Life%20-%20%20Stephen%20Bachelor%20tra/A%20Guide%20to%20the%20Bodhisattva's%20Way%20of%20Life.pdf

Chapter 8, Worksheet 1

Hi dharma friends, here's the worksheet we'll use to analyze the obstacles to meditation

"Sky Burial" video, to describe the impermanence of the body

Dear dharma friends,

This powerful video reminds us of the fragility of the body and the uncertainty of the time of our death. It may be useful in our discussion of Chapter 8.

http://vimeo.com/58678621

also:

http://www.theartandritualofdeath.com

Lecture on Compassion as presented in Chapter 8, Bodhisattvacaryavatara, Master Shantideva

Dear dharma friends,

Please enjoy this lecture.  Let's share our reflections in dharma class.
Our next meetings are: Weds Jan 8, Weds Jan 15, and Fri Jan 17, 2014.  Peace.