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"Every
living being has the potential to become a Buddha,
someone who has completely purified his or her
mind of all faults and limitations and has brought
forth all good qualities to perfection. Our mind
is like a cloudy sky, in essence clear and pure
but overcast by the clouds of delusions. Just
as the thickest clouds eventually disperse, so
too even the heaviest delusions can be removed
from our mind. Delusions such as hatred, greed,
and ignorance are not an intrinsic part of the
mind. If we apply the appropriate methods they
can be completely eliminated, and we shall experience
the supreme happiness of full enlightenment." - From the introduction
Join
us for discussions of the book Eight Steps
to Happiness , by Buddhist meditation
master, best-selling author, and renowned Teacher Geshe Kelsang
Gyatso. Geshe Kelsang provides commentary
for modern times to the well-known and well-loved
text Eight Verses of Training the Mind by
eleventh-century Buddhist Master, Bodhisattva
Langri Tangpa. Everyone is welcome. |