fortitude
Fortitude is the ability to remain resolute and calm in the face of hardship or suffering. The mind undisturbed by harm has the fortitude of non-retaliation, the fortitude of enduring suffering, and the fortitude to practice the Dharma.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 6: Verses 17-26
The fortitude of enduring suffering and the fortitude of definitely thinking about emptiness and dependent…
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Chapter 6: Verses 12-16
An overview of the first five Chapters of "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of…
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Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 19-22
The misdeeds that obstruct the trainings in far-reaching fortitude and joyous effort. We have to…
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Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 16-18
Precepts that involve helping others who are doing destructive actions, not responding to insults in…
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Zopa Herron Far-reaching fortitude
The types of patience and how to develop patience, how to use patience to work…
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Chapter 6: Verses 10-12
How we can transform the difficulties into the path to awakening and maintain a happy…
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Visualization, refuge and bodhicitta
Importance of taking refuge to heart and relying on the Three Jewels.
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Community life and causality
Living with the attitude of "what can I give" as our daily meditation. Training to…
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