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 Sangye Khadro The greatness of the Dharma
Explaining the greatness of the dharma from Chapter 2 and describing the benefits of listening…
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The roadmap to enlightenment
Covering Chapter 1, "Greatness of the Author" and beginning Chapter 2, "Greatness of the Dharma"
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Three aspects of the Tathagatagarbha
Explaining the three aspects of the Buddha Essence, from the section "Three Aspects of the…
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What obscures our buddha nature
Explaining the remaining five similes, from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha" and beginning the…
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Methods for growing fond of sentient beings
Commentary on verses 1-13 of Nagarjuna’s “Tale of a Wish-Fulfilling Dream."
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Different methods to realize bodhicitta
How to combine the two methods for generating bodhicitta.
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Imbuing our mind with love
Wishing to repay their kindness and generating love for sentient beings.
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Wishing to repay the kindness of others
Generating the repay the kindness of others and ways to do so.
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