Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 6 Outline

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Bodhicharyavatara Chapter Six - topical outline based on Nectar of Manjushri's Speech, a commentary by Khenpo Kunpal.

Chapter title: Patience

I. GIVING UP ANGER

II. CULTIVATING PATIENCE

II.A. Identifying the objects of patience

II.B. Meditating on patience

II.B.1. Cultivating patience when we get something we don’t want

  • II.B.1.1. Patience towards one’s own suffering
    • II.B.1.1.a. The patience of accepting the suffering
    • II.B.1.1.b. The patience that comes from understanding the ultimate reality of things
    • II.B.1.1.c. The patience of not reacting negatively when one is harmed
  • II.B.1.2. Patience when one is insulted
  • II.B.1.3. Patience when unwanted events occur to one’s friends
  • II.B.1.4. Patience when good things happen to one’s enemy

II.B.2. Cultivating patience when we don’t get something we do want

  • II.B.2.1. Patience towards obstacles that prevent unpleasant things to happen to one’s enemy
  • II.B.2.2. Patience towards obstacles that prevent pleasant things to happen to ourselves and our friends

III. RESPECTING ALL SENTIENT BEINGS

III.A. When thinking of the field of merit

III.B. When thinking of how that rejoices the buddhas

III.C. When thinking of the benefit and harm of the fruits

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