{"id":16034,"date":"2026-07-19T08:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=16034"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:05:06","slug":"buddhism-101-walking-the-bodhisattva-path-the-six-paramitas-for-everyday-life-fall-2026","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/events\/buddhism-101-walking-the-bodhisattva-path-the-six-paramitas-for-everyday-life-fall-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhism 101: Walking the Bodhisattva Path |The Six Paramitas for Everyday Life | Fall 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What If Your Everyday Life Was Already the Path?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The difficult conversation you&#8217;ve been avoiding. The impatience that rises before you can stop it. The exhaustion of giving and giving and wondering if it matters. The quiet longing for something more meaningful, more awake, more alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if none of that was separate from your spiritual practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if all of it \u2014 every challenge, every relationship, every ordinary moment of your day \u2014 was precisely where the Bodhisattva Path unfolds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\uddd3 2 Sessions: October 25 &amp; November 8, 2026 \ud83d\udd55 6:00\u20138:00 PM Eastern | Live on Zoom \ud83d\udcb5 $108 | Enrollment closes October 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Six Paramitas<\/strong> \u2014 generosity, ethics, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom \u2014 are the living heart of Mahayana Buddhism&#8217;s Bodhisattva Path. They are not abstract ideals or distant aspirations. They are practical, time-tested tools for transforming how you meet your life \u2014 your work, your relationships, your moments of struggle and joy \u2014 with greater clarity, compassion, and an increasingly open and awakened heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In just two richly engaging live sessions, guided by BFF&#8217;s Rev. G.R. Lewis, M.A. and drawing from <em>The Six Paramitas<\/em> by the revered <strong>Chan Master Sheng Yen<\/strong>, you will discover how each of the six perfections speaks directly and practically to the challenges and opportunities of your own everyday experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not Buddhism as philosophy. This is Buddhism as a way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In this course you will explore:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf38 <strong>Generosity (Dana)<\/strong> \u2014 giving without self-attachment \u2696\ufe0f <strong>Morality (Sila)<\/strong> \u2014 ethics as an expression of compassion \ud83c\udf0a <strong>Patience (Ksanti)<\/strong> \u2014 meeting difficulty with wisdom rather than reaction \ud83d\udd25 <strong>Diligence (Virya)<\/strong> \u2014 joyful, sustained effort on behalf of all beings \ud83e\uddd8 <strong>Meditation (Dhyana)<\/strong> \u2014 awareness that extends into every moment of daily life \ud83d\udc8e <strong>Wisdom (Prajna)<\/strong> \u2014 the crown that illuminates all other perfections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No prerequisites. Beginner friendly. 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