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 Chodron The four noble truths
A look at the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence and how to practice the noble…
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Seeking enlightenment for the benefit of others
Teaching on equanimity and bodhicitta from a series of talks on The Essence of Refined…
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Gradual path to enlightenment
A condensed explanation of the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
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Mary Grace Lentz - Jul 16, 2007
Mary Grace Lentz Setting a good motivation for surgery
A student shares how setting a strong virtuous motivation transformed her experience of undergoing brain…
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The source of happiness and problems
What is real happiness? We think happiness comes from external situations and objects, but the…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Anger and other disturbing attitudes
A look at the definition and characteristics of afflictions such as anger, pride, and jealousy,…
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108 Verses: Verses 1-6
How great compassion protects our minds from afflictions and guides us through the spiritual path.
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Buddha’s life and Mahayana
Reflecting on Buddha's life on Vesak Day. Qualities of a bodhisattva as an inspiration in…
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Incarcerated people 
Developing the qualities of a buddha
What a Buddha is, what a Buddha does, and how to become a Buddha.
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Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 1-3
Seeing others as karmic bubbles in order to loosen our rigid conception of them.
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Vasana Chinavarakorn
- Mar 25, 2007
For the enlightenment of all
An article in Bangkok Post on Bhikkhuni Jampa Tsedroen and her dedication to seeking equality…
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