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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Bodhicitta and working with adversity
Conventional bodhicitta and how it helps us in this time of the five degenerations.
View PostThe preliminaries & ultimate bodhichitta
Introduction to the "Seven-point Mind Training" by Geshe Chekawa and the first two points.
View PostA peaceful heart in a complex world
Cultivate peace of mind by overcoming the eight worldly concerns and making beneficial aspirations.
View PostReview: Equanimity & recognizing others as our ...
Developing equanimity and a conviction in rebirth.
View PostGuarding one’s bodhicitta
Practices to prevent bodhicitta from degenerating in this life and future lives.
View PostThe ritual for adopting bodhicitta
Explanation of the ritual to cultivate aspiring bodhicitta.
View PostTaking and giving—tonglen
Explanation of exchanging self and others and taking and giving.
View PostCherishing others
The benefits of cherishing others, and what it means to exchange oneself and others.
View PostDisadvantages of self-centeredness
How the self-centered attitude is the cause of problems in our life.
View PostDifferent methods for equalizing and exchanging self...
Explanation of the meditations to develop bodhicitta.
View PostEqualizing and exchanging oneself and others
Developing bodhicitta through exchanging self and others.
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