The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others Hardcover – September 1, 1995

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I got this on audio and I would have given it more stars but for the recording is so soft that I have to turn the volume very very high. There is a lot of information on the vows of a bodhisattva as well as the 35 confession Buddhas... there are 22 chapters that are loaded with information. I would recommend this to anyone who already has a very good foundation of Buddhism in general and is curious about the vows of a bodhisattva or who is planning on taking the vows. Ven.Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is an amazing teacher who chooses his words very well for teaching and explaining. I highly recommend all of his books. There is a list of appropriate books for beginners, intermediate and advanced practitioners at [...] there is also a link that if you have any questions while reading or listening you can call or email the center and ask a monk or nun. I found that they are always very happy to help. I personally have purchased several of Geshe-la's books and plan on buying more.

The audio-book is an excellent 2 disc set for the sincere students of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (New Kadampa Traditon - New Kadampa Buddhist International Union). It is not beginner material, but more advanced. The Joyful Path of Good Fortune is an excellent but BIG foundation book. MODERN BUDDHISM will be released shortly. Eight Steps to Happiness is helpful introductory material.CDs of mantras can be purchased from your New Kadampa website.Amazon has excellent prices for the NKT materials!This book is likely NOT helpful to students of HH Dalai Lama, as a split occured between the 2 groups.The Teacher Training Program is about 12 years. It is a long and serious process. And yes, New Kadampa Buddhism has its own dogma, as do most religions.If you LOVE it and believe that the Lam Rim Buddhism presented in NKT is your own personal path to liberation and helping others, this book is very helpful.

If you wish to know how to practice and keep the Bodhisattva vow, this is a gem for you. It contains the invaluable Thirty Five Confession Buddha Purification Practice, which I now use almost daily. It has changed my life! Geshe Kelsang is renowned for his clear and profound explanations. It is great good karma to even hear the word "bodhisattva," and it is even greater good karma to come into contact with this book. Thank you, Geshe Kelsang.

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's beautiful book, The Bodhisattva Vow, gives an extensive explanation on how to practice higher moral discipline, the main path that leads to permanent happiness and enlightenment. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso demonstrates clearly, that developing a virtuous determination to abandon harmful actions such as: killing, stealing, lying, hurtful speech, malice etc, is essential to progress on and complete, one's spiritual path. If we conscientiously observe moral discipline, we can solve all our human problems and complete our spiritual practices powerfully.I recommend this book to anyone who is seeking clear and practical advice on how to abandon harmful actions and negative states of mind, and how to cultivate positive, powerful states of mind that will cause all our actions to become pure and of benefit to others.

Great, informative book

Complex reading but very insightful

perfecto

Concise and elegantly written.

A little treasure of a book, based on Shantideva’s Way Of The Bodhisattva. Subtle, gentle, compassionate and profoundly wise.

Excellent

Great read