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Zopa Herron A prison visit following the killing of an incarcera...
Incarcerated people's faith in dharma and their dedication to practice.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Taking and giving
The taking and giving meditation, or tonglen, reverses our usual attitude of placing ourselves first…
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Exchanging self and others
When we learn to place others' happiness above our own, we start to destroy the…
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Disintegratedness of actions and rebirth
How karmic seeds and the disintegratedness of actions go from one life to the next…
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The advantages of cherishing others
Our own enlightenment is dependent on each and every sentient being. When we abandon the…
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The disadvantages of self-centeredness
The self-centered mind is one of the chief obstacles to our attaining liberation and enlightenment.
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Equalizing self and others
The second method of generating bodhicitta, called equalizing and exchanging self and others, is discussed.
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The great resolve and bodhicitta
The decision we make in our Dharma practice to benefit all sentient beings is a…
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Incarcerated people Searching for happiness
Thoughts on fleeting nature of objects of attachment such as reputation, possessions, and emotions.
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Great compassion
Just as love is the thought that we want all beings to have happiness, so…
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Heart-warming love
It is possible to see all beings, whether they are friends, enemies, or strangers, as…
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Three thoughts to generate on waking up
Generating the bodhicitta motivation to lead our mind in a virtuous direction
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