The Bodhisattva Way of Life

Here is a great work by Shantideva. This outlines the conduct and wisdom of the Bodhisattva on the path to enlightenment. This is not just a guide on how to be a Bodhisattva, but also describes the nature of the mind of someone who has realized the fuits of the path. For instance, generosity can be considered a totally open mind as well as the method for opening. A bodhisattva is one who is opening his or her heart to all beings and a Buddha is one who has completely opened his or her heart and needs no further effort. I wrote up some notes from a couple of teachings that I went to at Emaho on this book and you can access those in the pages section. I hope you will all take some time to read at least a chapter.