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216 - The Fourfold Bodhisattva Vow Part 1: Freeing All Beings
216 - The Fourfold Bodhisattva Vow Part 1: Freeing All Beings
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode I review the meaning of the Fourfold Bodhisattva Vow, and then explore the first of the vows in detail: Beings are numberless, I vow to free them. What does it mean to free beings, and what does it mean to our practice that we vow to free every last one of an infinite number of beings? In the next couple episodes I will similarly explore the second, third, and fourth vows.
Released:
Sep 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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