Chapter Nine of The Way of the Bodhisattva

Establishing the View - The Foundation for Dzogchen Practice

Monthly Online Teachings

We are pleased to offer an online monthly teaching program dedicated to Chapter Nine of Shantideva’s The Way of the Bodhisattva.

These teachings are offered as an essential companion to the Yeshe Lama training, helping students establish the correct view and develop the wisdom necessary to understand and practice the profound instructions of Dzogchen.


Chapter Nine, the chapter on Wisdom (Prajñā), is one of the most profound presentations of the Buddhist view of emptiness and the nature of reality. A clear and authentic understanding of this view is essential for practitioners who wish to enter deeply into the Dzogchen teachings.

Through careful study, explanation and discussions, we will explore the reasoning of Chapter Nine and its implications for meditation and practice—moving from intellectual understanding toward a deeper recognition of how phenomena and mind actually arise and exist.

This course is available to anyone, whether or not you are participating in the 5 year Yeshe Lama program you are welcome to join us in exploring this profound chapter of this essential text.

This ongoing program provides an opportunity to study, reflect, and deepen one’s understanding of the view while maintaining continuity with the Yeshe Lama training.

Study the view. Deepen your understanding. Establish the foundation for genuine Dzogchen practice.