bodhicitta
Bodhicitta is the mind dedicated to attaining awakening for the benefit of all sentient beings. Included are explanations of bodhicitta, its advantages, and how to develop bodhicitta.
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What’s love got to do with it?
Exploring the true meaning of happiness and how generating love for others helps us to…
View PostBenefits on meditating on the Buddha
Explaining the benefits of meditating on the Buddha and a variety of meditation objects for…
View PostFull transmission of the text
Geshe Samdup gives the full transmission of the text and answers remaining questions.
View PostAspiring bodhicitta
Focusing on aspiring bodhicitta: preliminaries to its generation and its characteristics.
View PostTwelve links of dependent arising
Precursors to bodhicitta and twelve links of dependent arising that propel rebirth in cyclic existence.
View PostBodhicitta as the entranceway to advanced scope
Investigating the practices of superior beings and the importance of bodhicitta.
View PostThree scopes of Dharma practitioners
The three scopes of Dharma practitioners and how to integrate the six perfections into our…
View PostKey lamrim topics
An introduction to topics covered in this text plus the first verse and a brief…
View PostThe power of the bodhisattva path
The importance of bodhicitta and two methods for developing it.
View PostThe perfection of joyous effort
How to build a strong foundation for our spiritual practice with joyous effort.
View PostRepaying the kindness of others
The limitations of personal liberation and the happiness of working for the benefit of others.
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