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 Chodron Verse 90: The auspicious omen of love
How love for ourselves and others creates harmony wherever we are.
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The bodhisattva precepts: Part 2
Commentary on the auxiliary bodhisattva vows and how they help us to practice the six…
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Verse 88: Seeds of joy
How purification and making merit support all aspects of our Dharma practice.
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The bodhisattva precepts: Part 1
What it means to take and observe the bodhisattva vows. Explanation of the 18 root…
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The protection of the aspiring bodhicitta precepts
How to cultivate the spirit of aspiring bodhicitta and maintain it without degeneration.
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Verse 83: Examining the self-centered mind
The importance of looking closely at the self-centered mind that destroys all our happiness.
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Verse 80: Dwelling in sublime joy
How having a motivation to be of benefit to others enables us to have a…
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Overview and reading of “Buddhism: One Teacher...
A look at the topics in each chapter and a reading from the chapter on…
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Exchanging self and others to develop bodhicitta
The disadvantages of self-centeredness, the benefits of cherishing others, and how these meditations lead us…
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Nine-point meditation for equalizing self and others
The nine points to meditate on to generate the attitude that sees others and one…
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Meditating to generate bodhicitta
In the seven-point cause and effect method of generating bodhicitta the six causes lead to…
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The privilege of making offerings
How to think while making offerings and the meaning of making the eight offerings to…
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