{"id":3184,"date":"2010-11-04T13:49:28","date_gmt":"2010-11-04T13:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2024-10-01T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T18:59:38","slug":"the-precious-human-life-1st-chapter-stanza-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/teachings\/news\/the-precious-human-life-1st-chapter-stanza-4","title":{"rendered":"BA1_4 The Precious Human Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/teachings\/courses\/bodhicharyavatara\/chapter-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10300 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/09\/Bodhicharya_channel-ch1-685x472.jpg\" alt=\"Bodhicharya_channel\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rinpoche first gives a brief overview of the structure of the Bodhicharyavatara text and then explains the fourth stanza of the first chapter. This stanza is about the precious human life, and how we need to appreciate what we have and not waste it, but use this unique chance for something good and beneficial for ourselves and others. (BA1_4\/BA5).<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;So hard to find the ease and wealth<br \/>\nWhereby the aims of beings may be gained.<br \/>\nIf now I fail to turn it to my profit,<br \/>\nHow could such a chance be mine again?&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em>Bodhicharyavatara; Chapter 1 Stanza 4<\/p>\n<p>To view the video, simply click on the image to view all the Chapter 1 videos.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer listening to the teaching in audio, use the audio player below.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wrap-new-player instance-1 player-var-\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap-player-area\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"players3184-1\" class=\"new-player\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay-loading-position\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChecking for previous playback, please wait. 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class=\"playlist-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-item-wrap no-right-padd\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-item no-bord\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"new-player-opens vid 3184-1 wp-playlist-caption\" data-open=\"0\" data-video=\"https:\/\/dvox5jdzkt9hx.cloudfront.net\/bodhicharyavatara\/audio\/Chapter1_audio\/English-Teachings\/06_BA1_4.mp3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06_BA1_4.mp3\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n    \n<p>The audio as well as the audio translations in different languages and the transcript of this teaching are all available on <a href=\"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/teachings\/courses\/bodhicharyavatara\/chapter-1\">Chapter 1 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We are also studying the commentary transcript on <strong>Chapter 1<\/strong>, <a 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Further recommended reading: the commentary book by Kunzang Pelden (Khenpo Kunpal), <em>The Nectar of Manjushri\u2019s Speech<\/em>, p. 43-45.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;re questions are most welcome.<\/strong> Please <a href=\"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/wp-login.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">log in<\/a> and leave your questions for Rinpoche as a comment below, or send them via email to <a href=\"mailto:studyquestions@bodhicharya.org\">studyquestions[at]bodhicharya.org<\/a>. It is helpful if you can use one short paragraph and, if possible, less than 80 words. Any questions longer than that may have to be edited so please be concise. <strong>Questions will be collected from here in November 2010<\/strong>, and included in Rinpoche&#8217;s answers video. 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