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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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Day 2: Questions and answers
Questions from Day 2 teachings on anger, obscurations to omniscience, and the super-knowledges.
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Paramita of generosity
Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of generosity, which includes giving material goods,…
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Wishing bodhicitta
The five guidelines of wishing, or aspiring, bodhicitta and the four positive dharmas and the…
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Day 1: Questions and answers
Questions from Day 1 teachings on cognition, altruism, self-centeredness, and bodhicitta.
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Why is bodhicitta so powerful?
How bodhicitta encapsulates numerous agents of transformation within a single motivation and outlines some of…
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Bodhicitta: The jewel of the mind
The many praises given to bodhicitta in Buddhist scriptures.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The joy of serving sentient beings
How compassion and benefiting others benefits ourselves and others now and in the future. Reflections…
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Social action and interfaith dialogue
Ways in which we can put our meditations on equanimity into practice to benefit others.
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Relationships with parents
Meditating on the kindness of our parents is recommended as one way to develop bodhicitta.…
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Being an example of love
The difference between love and attachment, and how attachment can become a real stumbling block…
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Serve other beings as much as possible
The importance of serving others by practicing and preserving the Dharma, or in any other…
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