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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Bodhisattva Path

How to think like a bodhisattva

A commentary on Vasubandhu's ten great resolves of a Bodhisattva. How reflecting on the resolves…

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Bodhisattva Path

Practicing the Dharma with bodhicitta

How to make bodhicitta the motivation for meditation and our other Dharma practices.

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Bodhisattva Path

Mind-generation with Venerable Sangye Khadro, Part 2

Venerable Sangye Khadro finishes teaching on the different kinds of bodhicitta explained in Maitreya's "Ornament…

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Bodhisattva Path

Mind-generation with Venerable Sangye Khadro, Part 1

Venerable Sangye Khadro teaches on the different kinds of bodhicitta explained in Maitreya's "Ornament of…

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Ken Mondale at the Abbey setting up an altar with a fellow practitioner.
On Working with Afflictions

The fixer

There is little we can do to correct injustice in the world if our minds…

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The Six Perfections

Paramita of fortitude

Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of fortitude.

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The Six Perfections

Paramita of ethical conduct

Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of ethical conduct and compares the pratimoksa…

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The Six Perfections

Day 2: Questions and answers

Questions from Day 2 teachings on anger, obscurations to omniscience, and the super-knowledges.

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The Six Perfections

Paramita of generosity

Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of generosity, which includes giving material goods,…

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The Six Perfections

Wishing bodhicitta

The five guidelines of wishing, or aspiring, bodhicitta and the four positive dharmas and the…

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