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Dakini Music , an audio publishing project of Chagdud Gonpa, is happy to announce the release of the English MP3 edition of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Brazil).

In these teachings, Khyentse Rinpoche gives a stanza by stanza commentary on Shantideva’s eighth century classic, the Bodhicharyavatara which remains to this day in the curricula of Buddhist monastic shedras and monasteries.

Now in English MP3 CD and in MP3 download:

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Audio: English and Portuguese
Track titles: English
Liner notes: English

MP3 download = 45 audio CDs /460 tracks /



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Manjushri and the Monk, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Vol. I, CD1, Track 7

There is a story, Manjushri and a monk. A Theravadan monk is supposed to do ugliness meditation to detach himself from all sorts of worldly desire, specially women. And there was one particular monk, he was very good at this meditation, so Lord Manjushri who was the embodiment of all the buddhas’ wisdom — he wanted to test this monk.

So he transformed himself into a beautiful girl and went to this monk and tried all ways to seduce him. At first, the monk was quite good; later, he was beginning to loose his concentration. Well, how can you blame him? He has the challenge of the embodiment of all the wisdom. If Manjushri does not know the art of ultimate seduction, then no one knows!

So the monk ran and the girl chased him. And the monk ran everywhere and then finally he collapsed. He was so paranoid he thought, “This is it!” Any moment the girl must be hugging him, embracing him.

So, nothing happened. He was closing his eyes because he was so paranoid and when he opened his eyes Manjushri was right in front of him in his original form and he said, “If you think somebody is beautiful, yes, that is a concept, that is an idea. But if you also think that somebody is ugly, that is also a concept, that is also an idea so you have to go beyond that.”

What I want to point out is that ugliness meditation is actually a very popular meditation taught by the Buddha himself also. Now this tells us that methods are infinite and the greatest method that is praised by many masters throughout many centuries is the method of compassion and the bodhichitta.

Uma Versão em Português:

Manjushri and the Monk, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, O Caminho do Bodisatva, Vol. I, CD1, Faixa 7

Existe uma historia de Manjushri, a deidade da sabedoria, e um monge. Dentro do caminho Theravada, os monges fazem uma meditação tendo por objeto aquilo que é feio. Eles contemplam o que é feio, e o objetivo dessa meditação é dar ao praticante [um meio de se] descolar de preocupações mundanas, desejos mundanos, [uma forma de praticar o] desapego. Especialmente, se o monge é um homem, então, a meditação é sobre os aspetos feios da mulher.

E essa nossa história, ela fala de um monge que era muito bom nesse tipo de meditação.

O senhor Majushri que é a corporificação da sabedoria de todas as budas, um dia resolveu testar esse monge. Majushri se transformou numa moça muita formosa. Ele se aproximou, essa moça se aproximou do monge e tentou de muitas e muitas formas seduzir o monge.

De inicio, o monge se deu bastante bem. Mais tarde, porém, ele foi perdendo a concentração. Mas como culpar esse monge que tem como seu oponente aquele que é a corporificação da sabedoria de todas os budas. Então, se o Manjushri não tem o refinamento total da arte do seduzir quem é vai ter?

Ei aí, esse monge, para escapar da situação, saiu correndo. E a moça saiu correndo atrás dele. O monge correu para todos os lados até enfim ele caiu por terra.

O monge falou “Bom, agora aqui tudo acabou. O caso está perdido. A qualquer momento essa moça vai estar me abraçando.

Mas, nada aconteceu. Ele estava completamente paranóico, com olhos fechados.

Quando o monge abriu os olhos, ele viu o senhor Manjushri na sua frente com a aparência habitual dessa deidade. E Majushri disse a ele, “Se você pensa que alguém é bonito, isso é uma idéia, isso é um conceito, mas se você pensa que alguém é feio, isso também é uma idéia, também é um conceito, e você precisa aprender a ir adiante dos conceitos.

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Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

The Way of the Bodhisattva
Vols. III & IV:

An Oral Commentary on Chapters
8 to 10 of the Bodhicharyavatara by Shantideva
(Portuguese MP3 Edition)

Foes are as unlimited as space,
They cannot possibly all be overcome;
Yet if you just overcome the thought of hatred
That will be equal to overcoming all foes.

- Shantideva

The Way of the Bodhisattva (in Sanskrit, Bodhicaryavatara) is universally regarded as a quintessential instruction on the practice of the Mahayana path. Its poetic beauty and provocative thought makes for a most expansive presentation of the very heart of Buddhism: the possibility of removing fundamental confusion and uncovering the basic brilliance common to all life.

The extraordinary dimension of this work is reflected in its origin: in the early 8th century the author, Shantideva, was studying at the prestigious Buddhist university of Nalanda. Giving everyone the impression he was a thoroughly unmotivated and lazy student, he was challenged to give a public lecture, to justify his expulsion after presumably proving his lack of learning. To the surprise of all he confidently delivered this original and supremely profound teaching, ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’, which immediately all recognized as sublime. As Shantideva proceeded to the final sections of the teaching, he is said to gradually have risen into the air, until finally only his voice was heard.

As Buddhism was brought to Tibet, the lineage of practice and realization of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ was continued, and is with us until the present day. H.H. the Dalai Lama frequently quotes this text in his teachings.

Vol. III (Chapter 8, “Meditation”) focuses on the destruction of the ego—the unique tenet of the Bodhisattva path. Vol. IV (Chapters 9 and 10, “Wisdom” and “Dedication”) explains one of the most important expositions in Tibetan Buddhist literature on the doctrine of emptiness.

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About Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche:

Born in Bhutan in 1961, the son of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche was recognized as the main incarnation of the Khyentse lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He has studied with some of the greatest contemporary masters, including Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, the 16th Karmapa, as well as Dudjom Rinpoche. Rinpoche combines many talents: masterful and dynamic teacher, writer and scholar, award-winning filmmaker (The Cup and Travellers and Magicians).

Audio: English and Portuguese
Track titles: Portuguese
Liner notes: Portuguese

CD tracks are cued to the verses. Recorded live in English and Portuguese. Each volume contains two mp3 cds in a double envelope.

This CD set is currently only available in
Brazil by writing loja@chagdud.org

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