On the Path to Enlightenment: Joyous Effort
Channel: SF Dharma Collective
Date: 2022-01-24

Lopön Chandra first led the sangha in Tonglen practice. She then took questions about the practice. Finally, she discussed the Joyous Effort section in "The Path to Enlightenment" by Mattieu Riccard. Joyous Effort is an enthusiastic effort and attitude toward our spiritual life and practice. It is the fourth of the six perfections (paramitas). This section warns us against three kinds of laziness that hinder joyous effort: too much engagement in the affairs of the world, discouragement as related to spiritual achievement or "getting somewhere", and wallowing in depression or engaging in self sabotage as related to our practice and path. 

Lopön Chandra Easton is a teacher and translator of Tibetan Buddhism. She is the Assistant Spiritual Director and Lead Authorized Teacher for Tara Mandala Retreat Center, founded by Lama Tsultrim Allione. She has taught Buddhism and Yoga since 2001 and co-translated Sublime Dharma: A Compilation of Two Texts on the Great Perfection, published in 2012. She is currently writing a book on the 21 Taras in Buddhism. Visit www.shunyatayoga.com and www.taramandala.org.

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