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 Chonyi Gomchen Lamrim review: The afflictions
Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews the afflictions and the factors stimulating their arising.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 6: The 37 aids to awakening
The 37 qualities that we strive to develop on the path to buddhahood.
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Quiz questions Part 8 for Precious Garland
Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…
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Great compassion and the great resolve
Commentary on the seven-point cause and effect method to develop bodhicitta. Developing great compassion by…
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Heartwarming love
The fourth step in the seven-point cause and effect instruction for generating bodhicitta. Guided metta…
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Seeing all sentient beings as having been our kind m...
The first three points of the seven-point cause-and-effect instruction for generating bodhicitta. Proving rebirth through…
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Equanimity—freedom from bias
The categories of friend, enemy and stranger come from our own mind. How to reflect…
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The causes of bodhicitta
The causes to create in order to develop bodhicitta, the altruistic intention. The importance of…
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The vast benefits of bodhicitta
By reflecting on it's benefits we will be inspired to create the causes to develop…
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Chandrakirti’s homage to great compassion
The teachings for the advanced level practitioner begins with a commentary on Chandrakirti's homage to…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 11: Verses 251-258
Does time exist substantially? How do past, present, and future really exist?
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Overview and Chapter 9: Verse 201
Geshe Thabkhe gives an overview of the path and begins teaching on general refutation of…
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