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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Review: The self-centered thought

Review of the section of the text on the disadvantages of the self-centered thought.

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Giving to those who harm us

Giving to those in the various realms and how to transform resistance towards giving to…

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Venerable Damcho after her ordinaton ceremony.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

Meaning in life by benefiting others

Having the desire to be of benefit to all sentient beings through thought, speech, and…

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Meditation on giving our body

Transforming our bodies into the basis for sustaining all beings and the basis for them…

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Meditation on love

How love is different from attachment and the benefits of cultivating love.

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The kindness of others

Recognizing the kindness of others and seeing them as something to be cherished.

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Review: Equalizing and exchanging self and others

A review of the practices of cultivating equanimity and equalizing and exchanging self and others.

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Advantages of cherishing others

The advantages of cherishing others, what it means to cherish others, and how to view…

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Family and Friends

Planned parenting

Becoming a parent can be of incredible benefit by transmitting from generation to generation the…

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Rays of sun coming through trees.
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Replacing self-centeredness with cherishing others

It is essential to cherish others in order to rid ourselves of self-centered thought. In…

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The effects of self-centeredness

How the self-centered attitude is not who we are, and how not to confuse it…

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