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 Letting go of identities
Exploring how meditation on emptiness and bodhicitta provides a way to let go of our…
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Paths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining…
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The bodhisattva ideal
A commentary on inspiring verses from Shantideva's Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds. Also how the…
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Meditation outline for “The Eight Verses of Th...
How to integrate "The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation" into our meditation.
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Vasubandhu The Ten Great Vows by Vasubandhu
The Ten Great Vows, based on great compassion, were written by Vasubandhu in the 4th…
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Ingratitude
A student struggles with being hurt by the ingratitude of others. Venerable Chodron suggests meditating…
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Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup Objects of great compassion
Explaining compassion observing phenomena and compassion observing the emptiness of sentient beings, the second and…
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The three types of compassion
Teaching on Lama Tsongkhapa’s “Illumination of the Thought” and explaining compassion observing sentient beings, the…
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Hearers and solitary realizers
Teaching on Lama Tsongkhapa’s “Illumination of the Thought” and explaining how hearers and solitary realizers…
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Compassion as cause of bodhisattvas
Continuing teachings on “Illumination of the Thought” and explaining how great compassion is the root…
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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
A commentary on the eight verses and how they can change our perspective—how we see…
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Homage to great compassion
A commentary on Chandrakirti's text explaining three kinds of compassion, and how compassion is the…
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