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The Way of the Bodhisattva
Did you know how you sleep could protect you from the lower realms?
In Lecture 67 of the Bodhicharyavatara, Khenpo Sodargye teaches the profound meaning behind the sleeping lion's posture — the very posture in which the Buddha passed into parinirvana — and why every practitioner, monastic or lay, should sleep this way.
What you will find in this lecture
① Why your conduct in daily life reflects your Buddhist education ② The sleeping lion's posture: its 4 benefits and how to practice it tonight ③ 4 intentions to set before sleep: mindfulness, awareness, light visualization & resolve to rise early ④ Khenpo's personal story: why illness helped him keep the lion's posture every night ⑤ Why confession is not optional — even Je Tsongkhapa wore his knees raw prostrating daily ⑥ How to contemplate one single day as an entire lifetime
👇 Check the timestamps below to follow the teaching step by step.