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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Review: Our enemy, self-centeredness
The disadvantages of self-centeredness and the advantages of cherishing others.
View PostCommitments and instructions of mind training
The measure of having transformed one’s thoughts, the commitments of thought training, and instructions of…
View PostThe five powers in life and death
Changing adverse circumstances into the path and elucidating a lifetime’s practice.
View PostReview: Compassion, the great resolve, and bodhicitta
The last 3 steps of the 7-fold cause and effect method to generate bodhicitta.
View PostA zillion reasons to love sentient beings
Exploring the advantages of loving-kindness and how to develop this beneficial quality.
View PostBodhicitta 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.
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