The path of the Bodhisattva is for those who are brave and convinced of the powerful reality of the tathagata-nature (nature as it is)which exists within themselves.Those actually awakened by such an idea as "tathagata"(experience of as it is) are on the Bodhisattva Path,the path of the brave warrior who trusts in the potential to complete the journey,who trusts in the Buddha -nature.The word "Bodhisattva " means:"he who is brave enough to walk on the path of the bodhi"."Bodhi" means "awake","the awakened state".This is not to say that the Bodhisattva must already be fully awake; but he is willing to walk the path of the awakened ones. This path consists of six transcendental activities which take place spontaneously.They are: transcendental generosity, discipline,patience,energy,meditation,and knowledge.These virtues are called "the six paramitas ", because "param "means "other side" or "shore","other side of the river," and "ita" means "arriving at the other side or shore," which indicates that the activities of the Bodhisattva must have the vision, the understanding which trancends the centralized notions of ego.The Bodhisattva is not trying to be good or kind,but he is spontaneously compassionate. Chogyam Trungpa
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