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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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Interfaith Dialogue

Dharma masala

Growing up amongst Christian and Hindu influences, eventually becoming Buddhist. Reflections on culture and religion.

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Prison Poetry

Prison poetry IV

Poems written by incarcerated people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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Invitation to a high school reunion.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Reunion

An incarcerated person begins to release his own worldly concerns of materialism, reputation, and praise.

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Statue of Kuan Yin.
Cultivating Compassion

Building courage and compassion

Cultivating compassion towards those whose values seem to be completely different than ours.

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A man with head bowed in prayer.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Prison and prayer

How practice sustained an incarcerated person during several weeks in solitary confinement.

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A man with both hands reaching to the sky.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Why not me?

An incarcerated person reflects on self-centered thought and its antidote, cultivating compassion for all sentient…

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Sterling silver compassion acorn necklace.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

The lone Buddhist

A person in prison describes an experience of compassion that he was able to invoke…

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Alms bowl in the middle of the picture, words written: If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion
Prayers and Practices

Dedication for a meaningful life

Praying for our lives to be beneficial for all sentient beings.

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Prayers and Practices

Dedication from “Stages of the Path to Awakeni...

Dedicating for wisdom, loving-kindness, and the spread of the Dharma.

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Prison Poetry

Haiku

Haiku written by two incarcerated people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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Prison Poetry

What the Buddha taught

A person in prison reflects on the meaning of refuge and the joyfulness of awakening.

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Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas

The Sutra of the Three Heaps

The purification practice of prostration to the 35 Buddhas removes emotional burdens and pacifies obstacles…

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