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 Mahayana establishments of mindfulness
The Mahayana manner of meditating on the four establishments of mindfulness, considering each in terms…
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Taking down offerings
The third of three talks about how to set up an altar at home covers…
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Water bowl offering
The second of three talks about how to set up an altar at home covers…
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How to set up an altar
The first of three talks about how to set up an altar at home explains…
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Preparing the mind for practice
Exploring the basis upon which we generate refuge and bodhicitta, the first step in the…
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Safety or guns?
Reflections from a Dharma perspective and a call for civic engagement in response to the…
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Venerable Losang Donyo Grieving the Sandy Hook tragedy
A response to a student reeling with emotions after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting,…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Developing bodhicitta
Explanation of the meditation on equalizing and exchanging self and others to develop bodhicitta.
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Equalizing and exchanging self and other
Explanation of equalizing and exchanging self and others as well as a special meditation on…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Seven-point cause and effect
Developing bodhicitta, first by meditating on exchanging and equalizing self with others, then following the…
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Developing and sustaining bodhi resolve
Monastics from different traditions discussed cultivating joyous effort and bodhicitta in a difficult modern world.
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