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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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2013

Concentration: Worldview, technique, result

Importance of motivation for concentration/meditation to lead us to liberation and enlightenment.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 1: Verses 1-8

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe begins the teachings on abandoning the belief in permanence by covering Verses…

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Cover of How to Free Your Mind.
Books

As close as a mother to her children

Lama Zopa Rinpoche shares how the practice of Tara can solve our problems.

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Cover of How to Free Your Mind.
Books

The practice of Tara the liberator

An introduction to How to Free Your Mind as a well as a meditation on…

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Chants from the Chinese Tradition

More on the Amitabha Buddha practice

How prayers to Amitabha can brighten the mind and how to visualize Amitabha's pure land,…

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Four Establishments of Mindfulness Retreat

Remembering refuge and bodhicitta

Doing refuge and bodhicitta meditations during the session brings balance to the mind.

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Four Establishments of Mindfulness Retreat

Mahayana establishments of mindfulness

The Mahayana manner of meditating on the four establishments of mindfulness, considering each in terms…

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Making Offerings

Taking down offerings

The third of three talks about how to set up an altar at home covers…

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Making Offerings

Water bowl offering

The second of three talks about how to set up an altar at home covers…

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Making Offerings

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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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2012-13

Preparing the mind for practice

Exploring the basis upon which we generate refuge and bodhicitta, the first step in the…

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