Six Perfections

Verses 17 through 28 Verse 17: Living in Solitude Let me step up to living in a sequestered place, outside the limits (of any town), and, like the corpse of a dead game animal, hide myself in solitude and live without attachments. This is very similar to what Shantideva...

Verses 26 through 31 Now, we are going to continue talking about the six perfections, or the six far-reaching attitudes. You might have notice that they go in the order of generosity, ethical self-discipline, and then patience. This is because the focus of our practice should...

With far-reaching patience, we endure all the difficulties in helping others and attaining enlightenment.

With far-reaching wisdom, we’re able to dispel all ignorance and false projections and attain enlightenment for the benefit of all.

Guidelines for dealing with the challenges of life.

The four Tibetan Buddhist traditions – Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug – present slightly different division schemes of the six far-reaching attitudes.

With far-reaching ethical self-discipline, we can accomplish even the highest goal of enlightenment.

Using traditional examples, Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche explains the graded path, emphasizing the importance of appreciating and taking full advantage of our precious human life.

By applying methods for developing patience, we can avoid the problems that anger causes.

With far-reaching concentration, we’re able to stay perfectly focused while helping others and in all meditations for reaching enlightenment.