ENGAGING IN THE BODHISATTVA DEEDS, PART 1 comprises the first of a two-part series of teachings based on the Bodhicharyavatara by Shantideva. Geshe Jamphel Gyaltsen, who teaches the residential FPMT Basic Program at Nalanda Monastery in the South of France, explains the Bodhicharyavatara verse by verse with an emphasis on applying the teaching to daily life. Part 1 includes the teachings on the first five chapters.

The course is completed with a short guided retreat and includes meditations and overviews aimed at familiarizing oneself with the bodhisattva aspiration, directing one’s life and actions towards complete enlightenment in order to benefit all beings.

The suggested amount of time needed to complete this subject is four months.