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.
View PostGiving to those who harm us
Giving to those in the various realms and how to transform resistance towards giving to…
View PostMeaning in life by benefiting others
Having the desire to be of benefit to all sentient beings through thought, speech, and…
View PostMeditation on giving our body
Transforming our bodies into the basis for sustaining all beings and the basis for them…
View PostMeditation on love
How love is different from attachment and the benefits of cultivating love.
View PostThe kindness of others
Recognizing the kindness of others and seeing them as something to be cherished.
View PostA Song of Longing for Tara, the Infallible
An homage and praise to Tara by Lobsang Tenpey Gyaltsen.
View PostReview: Equalizing and exchanging self and others
A review of the practices of cultivating equanimity and equalizing and exchanging self and others.
View PostAdvantages of cherishing others
The advantages of cherishing others, what it means to cherish others, and how to view…
View PostPlanned parenting
Becoming a parent can be of incredible benefit by transmitting from generation to generation the…
View PostReplacing self-centeredness with cherishing others
It is essential to cherish others in order to rid ourselves of self-centered thought. In…
View PostThe effects of self-centeredness
How the self-centered attitude is not who we are, and how not to confuse it…
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