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Ksanti - Patience

by Satyaraja

A talk by Satyaraja on Sangha Night at Stockholms Buddhistcenter, 8 february 2010. The theme for the spring session being practicing the Dharma with concern for others.

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1. Ksanti, Patience, as one of the Six Perfections practiced by the Bodhisattva (5:06) 
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2. Patience with ourselves, our bodies, old age and sickness (5:16) 
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3. Patience with regard to our own spiritual progress; setting up the right conditions; spiritual life as a growth of a plant (8:01) 
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4. Patience towards others; ascetic practices of the time of the Buddha (6:47) 
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5. Ksanti in the context of the sangha and differing views on spiritual life (3:44) 
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6. Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation and five methods for working with ourselves when other people hurt us (6:07) 
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7. Ksanti as spiritual receptivity; the White Lotus Sutra story of five thousand Arahants walking out; spiritual receptivity to kalyana mitrata (2:57) 
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8. Receptivity in relation to views, staying open to uncertainty, Padmasambhava's reminders (2:37) 
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9. Receptivity to the spiritual influence of the Buddhas and archetypal Bodhisattvas (2:04) 
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10. Story of Asanga's compassion; Maitreya and the sick dog (3:51) 
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11. Questions and answers (questions in Swedish) (8:50) 


Total running time: 55:20