Module 7: The Bodhisattva Path I: Bodhicitta & The Six Paramitas · The Buddha’s Path
Session 4 - Ethics & Patience
David Oromith · 85 minutes · recorded February 13, 2025
In the guided Tonglen practice we breathe in a loved one's suffering, then a wider crowd's, as dark smoke dissolved at the heart, and breathe out light and wellbeing in return. David turns to ethics as the foundation of practice, likening unruly behaviour to bashing holes in a leaking boat, then works through three kinds of patience: staying calm when provoked, accepting what cannot be changed, and being patient with slow progress. One shares how the quicksand image helped with her own anger.
Anger and aversion Ethics and precepts Karma Patience, forbearance and acceptance The bodhisattva path Bodhicitta practice Compassion (karuna) Tonglen