{"product_id":"perseverance-1","title":"Perseverance","description":"\u003cb\u003eDive deep into perseverance, one of the core practices of the bodhisattvas, with beloved teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche as a guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwakening depends on fortitude;\u003cbr\u003e because, without fortitude there is no merit,\u003cbr\u003e as there is no movement without wind.\u003cbr\u003e —Shantideva, \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Perseverance, or \u003ci\u003evirya\u003c\/i\u003e, is also translated as “energy,” “fortitude,” or “vigor.” One of the six perfections, or \u003ci\u003eparamitas\u003c\/i\u003e, it is one of the trainings of the bodhisattvas and a deeply necessary quality for the Buddhist path. But it’s far from the kind of head-down, stubborn determination the name could imply; instead, it’s joyful energy that enables us to practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rinpoche’s commentary is structured around the fifth and seventh chapters of the beloved \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life\u003c\/i\u003e by the eighth-century philosopher-poet Shantideva. Interweaving his teaching with Shantideva’s verses, Rinpoche elucidates this prerequisite for enlightenment, explaining what it is and how to cultivate it: guard your mind, gather virtue, work for others—and find incredible joy in these things.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “When we have perseverance, we will have no obstacles, which means obstacles to any happiness, especially to ultimate happiness, the freedom from the oceans of samsaric suffering, and most importantly to peerless happiness, the state of the omniscience that is enlightenment.”\u003cbr\u003e —Lama Zopa Rinpoche","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57393899635070,"sku":"NW9781614298977","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781614298977.jpg?v=1778677487","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/perseverance-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}