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The third and fourth Perfections are kshanti (forbearance, tolerance or spiritual receptivity) and virya (energy in pursuit of the good). So the Bodhisattva integrates 'feminine' and 'masculine' qualities in a perfect union.
Talk given in 1969.
This talk is part of the series Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal.
| 1. | Review of the series (8:38) | |
| 2. | The third and fourth paramitas: kshanti and virya (6:09) | |
| 3. | Three principal aspects of kshanti: i. Forbearance (11:27) | |
| 4. | “Patience is the greatest forbearance” (5:59) | |
| 5. | ii. Tolerance (9:58) | |
| 6. | iii. Spiritual receptivity (6:49) | |
| 7. | Virya: 'Energy in pursuit of the good' (6:15) | |
| 8. | Emotional energies becoming blocked (5:04) | |
| 9. | Emotional energies being wasted (2:47) | |
| 10. | Emotional energy being too coarse (4:42) | |
| 11. | The Bodhisattva at play 'like an elephant' (4:01) | |
| 12. | 'The monkey attitude and the kitten attitude': jnana (wisdom) and bhakti (devotion); 'self-power' and 'other-power' (9:24) | |
| 13. | The Bodhisattva's integration of masculine and feminine; the union of wisdom and compassion in the Tantra: Yab-Yum (7:26) |
Total running time: 1:28:39
