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The Vimalakirti Sutra 28 | How to Face Illness Without Fear

The Vimalakirti Sutra

BodhisattvaPathEmptinessGreatCompassionIllnessAndDharmaMahayanaBuddhismManjushriSelflessnessTibetanBuddhismVimalakirtiVimalakirtiSutra

How can we face illness without fear? 🧐 In this lecture on The Vimalakirti Sutra, Khenpo Sodargye explains how to comfort the sick, how a sick person can guide the mind, and how wisdom and compassion transform illness into Dharma practice.

✨ In this session How to comfort someone who is ill Why illness can awaken compassion How to face sickness without self-clinging Why saṃsāra and nirvāṇa are not separate

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← The Vimalakirti Sutra 27 | Why Emptiness Is Not Nihilism: Vimalakirti's Illness Explained The Vimalakirti Sutra 29 | Why Bodhisattvas Need Both Compassion and Wisdom →