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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Venerable Thubten Chodron The entrance to the Buddhist path
An introduction to refuge and its place in a general overview of Buddhist teachings.
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Our top three priorities
By understanding impermanence and emptiness, our bodhicitta motivation becomes clear.
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Make every day a miracle
Practical advice on how to create the causes for happiness in our daily lives.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe The benefits of bodhicitta
How to develop bodhicitta with the equalizing and exchanging self and others method.
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Prerequisites for serenity
What is needed to meditate on serenity and insight? Both are needed equally to attain…
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Conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
An in-depth discussion of the two types of bodhicitta: conventional and ultimate.
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Developing great compassion
Review steps preceding the cultivation of compassion and specific instruction on how to cultivate compassion.
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Developing equanimity
How to meditate on equanimity as the prelude to developing loving kindness and compassion.
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Hearing, thinking, and meditating
Teaching on a text that was written in response to a debate in Tibet in…
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Being mindful of the kindness of others
Being aware of the kindness of others inspires us to develop patience and tolerance.
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