ENGAGING IN THE BODHISATTVA DEEDS, PART 2 comprises the second of the two-part series of teachings on the Bodhicharyavatara by Shantideva. Geshe Jamphel Gyaltsen, who teaches the FPMT Basic Program at Nalanda Monastery in the South of France, explains the Bodhicharyavatara verse by verse. His emphasis is always on applying the teaching to daily life, but when appropriate for his audience and called for by the text, a scholarly approach is included as well.

ENGAGING IN THE BODHISATTVA DEEDS, PART 2 consists of chapter VI to X. Chapter VI teaches on patience in a practical way that leaves no room for excuses; chapter VII expounds on the methods to sustain joyous effort; and chapter VIII offers extra-ordinary instructions for developing concentration. The challenging ninth chapter guides us into the perfection of wisdom by means of dialogues between different schools and tenet systems, and chapter X, the famous dedication chapter often quoted from by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, offers a perfect and inspiring illustration of the perfection of giving.

The course is completed with a short guided retreat; in addition to extra meditations and the study materials provided this should make the second part of this important text more readily accessible.

The suggested amount of time needed to complete ENGAGING IN THE BODHISATTVA DEEDS, PART 2 is nine months.