Khandro Rinpoche 2012 annual retreat – talk 1: part 2: Intro to Patrul Rinpoche practice text based on Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara

(continued from part 1)

A Step by step guided meditation on the profound Mahayana text of Bodhicharyavatara by Patrul Rinpoche called “The Sun of Brilliant Clarity”

I want to get through this important text, the Bodhicharyavatara.  This sangha has studied this text over the past 5-6 years with Dzigar Kongtrol teaching it [at Shedra], so many of you are familiar with it.  But the Bodhicharyavatara is the heartbeat of the Mahayana. This is the heart essence of the Tibetan teachings. In Tibet, the propagation of this text was particularly done by the 19^th century master Za Patrul Rinpoche in later centuries. It is said 2/3^rd of the entire explanations of the text go back to Patrul Rinpoche. His most important work is this guided meditation on the Bodhicharyavatara done so people don’t see it as a theory text, but to give a framework for meditation and Post meditation practice. Since we have studied the Bodhicharyavatara, there are also wonderful English translations; so, I thought I would cover this in the Gateway program.  Keep your copy also with you if you have one.