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The Vimalakirti Sutra
The Vimalakirti Sutra Lesson 04 The main speaker of this session is Khenpo Sodargye The relationship between inner mind and external environment
In this teaching, Khenpo Sodargye continues to expound the extraordinary qualities of the 32,000 Bodhisattvas in the Vimalakirti Sutra. He emphasizes that true beauty arises from a mind adorned with merit and wisdom, shaping our external circumstances. The teaching highlights the necessity of unshakeable, vajra-like faith in the Three Jewels and the importance of using skillful means, including studying multiple languages, to spread the Dharma rain. Khenpo profoundly unpacks the concept of dependent origination and emptiness, explaining how Bodhisattvas sever extreme views of existence and non-existence, acting as fearless lions and awakening spring thunder. Finally, he depicts Bodhisattvas as skilled navigators of Dharma treasures and compassionate medicine kings who, though free from lower rebirths, continuously manifest in the five realms to heal sentient beings according to their specific afflictions.