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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Incarcerated people What the Buddha taught
A person in prison reflects on the meaning of refuge and the joyfulness of awakening.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 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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Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Practicing Dharma in daily life
Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes some lovely ways to incorporate Dharma practice into every aspect of…
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Lama Atisha - Jun 18, 2011
Lama Atisha The Bodhisattva’s Jewel Mala
Short verses with a lot of meaning describe how to bring the Dharma into every…
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Aspiring and engaging bodhicitta
For those who wish to live with bodhicitta—the precepts of both aspiring and engaging bodhicitta,…
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Showing up for yourself
Choosing to do a daily meditation because the benefits it brings, both for self and…
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Taking the bodhisattva vows
How an incarcerated person prepared for taking the bodhisattva vows and what they mean for…
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Western Buddhist nuns
What it's like to be a Buddhist nun in the West, the challenges faced and…
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Benefits of studying the grounds and paths
The motivations of different levels of spiritual practitioners, and why it is beneficial to study…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa The three levels of spiritual practitioner
A look at the three levels of spiritual practitioners and how to cultivate their main…
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Cherishing others
A continuation of the review and the importance of thinking about the disadvantages of self-centered…
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