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 Taking the bodhisattva ethical restraint
Encouraging to create causes and conditions for us to benefit others in worldly and spiritual…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The commitments of mind training
Teaching on the sixth point of mind training: commitments and pledges.
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Offering our bodies to all sentient beings
Covering Verses 3.11-3.17 and encouraging us to dedicate our body, merit, and resources to the…
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Is our practice going in the right direction?
Teaching on the fifth and sixth points of mind training.
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Requesting teachings and our teachers to remain
Giving commentary to Verses 1-11 of Chapter 3, covering the limbs of rejoicing, requesting teachings,…
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Training in the five powers
Three levels of selfishness and training in the five powers during this lifetime and at…
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Freeing ourselves from negativity
Covering Verses 57-65 and finishes the commentary on the four opponent powers of purification and…
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Offering ourselves to the Buddhas
Continuing the commentary on Chapter 2, Verses 42-57: covering generating regret for negativities and seeking…
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Transforming problems into compassion
How to use tonglen and other meditations on compassion to generate bodhicitta
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Give your mind something virtuous to do with suffering
A talk about tonglen, the practice of taking on the suffering of oneself and others.
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Putting bodhicitta into practice
Meditations to cultivate bodhicitta, including taking-and-giving (tonglen) and offering the four elements of the body.
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