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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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Exchanging self and others

The five points of exchanging self and others and instructions for taking and giving practice.

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Bodhicitta

More on the great scope practices and the final steps in the seven-point cause and…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Equanimity and bodhicitta

The great scope practices with a meditation on equanimity, plus the first steps in the…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Unhappiness fuels anger

Covering Verses 7-10 of Chapter 6, describing the evolution of how anger enters the mind,…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

The defects of anger

Discussing the various defects and disadvantages of anger, covering Verses 1 - 6 of Chapter…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Putting the dharma into practice

Covering Chapter 5 Verses 100-109, discussing the advice to dedicate our merits for the welfare…

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Volume 6 Courageous Compassion

“Courageous Compassion”: Reading and com...

How to develop true compassion in order to benefit all sentient beings, no self-centered strings…

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Contentment and Happiness

Who’s responsible for my suffering?

How to create the causes for happiness by changing our perspective and actions.

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Introduction to Tantra

Receiving an initiation

What does it mean to receive a tantric initiation? Types of initiation and the qualities…

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Introduction to Tantra

How to practice well

Important prerequisites to tantra and methods to develop bodhicitta.

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Introduction to Tantra

What is samsara and nirvana?

The proper foundation on which we should practice tantra and the meaning of samsara, nirvana,…

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Volume 5 In Praise of Great Compassion

In praise of great compassion

Interview for the Wisdom Podcast on "In Praise of Great Compassion," Volume 5 of The…

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