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Bodhisattva ethical restraints 5-10
Discussion of the bodhisattva precepts in relation to modern-day ethical dilemmas.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 476-479
Focusing on verses of dedication for ourselves and others in the Twenty-Verse Prayer.
View PostI would normally have been upset
Even a small incident can give us a chance to practice compassion.
View PostTears of compassion
A meditation on mindfulness brings strong feelings of compassion for others.
View PostThe precepts for aspiring and engaging bodhicitta
The precepts for aspiring bodhicitta and beginning the explanation of the bodhisattva ethical restraints.
View PostAttributes of true paths: Accomplishment and irrever...
The last two attributes of true paths and encouragement to meditate on all 16 attributes.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 471-475
All the beneficial things that we can dedicate and wish for all sentient beings.
View PostAttributes of true paths: Path and suitable
Why it's important to know that there is a path to liberation and that it…
View PostAttributes of true cessations: Magnificent and Freedom
Why nirvana is magnificent and definite emergence from cyclic existence.
View PostAspiring bodhicitta
Finishing the teaching on the taking-and-giving meditation and continuing with the precepts of aspiring bodhicitta.
View PostAttributes of true cessations: Cessation and peace
Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches on the first two attributes of true cessations.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 468-470
Understanding how to meditate on the seven-limb prayer in the "Twenty-Verse Prayer."
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