Teaching review: Wisdom chapter part 5/5

A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life is a beloved Buddhist classic composed by Shantideva, a great Indian Buddhist master of Nalanda University. As Shantideva himself wrote, everything that the Buddha taught was for the sake of wisdom. Mental afflictions such as attachment and detachment create struggles for us because they set up false expectations; when our understanding aligns with how things actually are, we are liberated. This is why developing wisdom is crucial to awakening. We will review Za Choeje Rinpoche's explanation of the wisdom chapter from 2023.