总精神总监
夏季法会后闭关~第一部分
8 月 18, 2026
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Developing the wish to attain enlightenment and the method to attain it
Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance and whose function is to bestow mental peace, the source of happiness, on each and every living being every day. The method for attaining enlightenment is renunciation, bodhichitta and the correct view of emptiness.
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Beginner
Gen la explains why we need to develop the wish to attain enlightenment and the method for attaining it through the three Principal Aspects of the Path. In particular, describing what is the correct view of emptiness.
More information on this subject can be found in the books 
How to Transform Your Life and 
Modern Buddhism.
Modern Buddhism
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