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 Tarpa The altruistic intention
Practices to cultivate a sense of equanimity; the seven-point cause-and-effect method for developing bodhicitta.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review: Transforming adversity
A review of recent talks on the taking and giving meditation and transforming adversity into…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Visualizing the Buddha
Commentary on a verse from the Lama Chӧpa Jorchӧ Puja on how to visualize the…
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Commentary on the Heart Sutra
Commentary on the Heart Sutra and how it outlines the five paths that culminate in…
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Resistance to practicing tonglen
How the taking and giving practice can transform our minds, making us happier.
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Eroding self-centeredness
How we can use the meditation on taking on the suffering of others to erode…
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Taking on the suffering of others
How to meditate on taking the suffering of others, beginning with taking on the suffering…
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Giving our virtue
How training the mind to become familiar with giving increases our generosity and the importance…
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Samsaric pleasures and developing concentration
Seeking pleasant feelings and avoiding pain are due to ignorance of the nature of self…
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The Buddha’s enlightenment
Learning from Buddha's example to seek the truth with no compromise and practice diligently, as…
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Giving to others
Transforming our bodies into what helps others progress on the path and how to meditate…
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Thubten Jampel Review: Who to cherish
A review of the disadvantages of the self-centered thought and the benefits of cherishing others.
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