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 Chapter 2: Verses 24-39
Looking at what makes life meaningful followed by a continuation of the text. These verses…
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Chapter 2: Verses 7-23
Examining our motivations, considering why we face the same problems repeatedly, and the antidotes to…
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Chapter 2: Verses 1-6
The first verses of Chapter 2 describe the Three Jewels of refuge and how and…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 114-Colophon
Talking about the two truths, how we feel we exist, and meditating on emptiness using…
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Incarcerated people Better than a hell realm
A person in prison makes use of the tonglen practice while participating in the retreat…
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Rebirth and karma
Role of belief in rebirth and karma for practice and progress on the path.
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Ganden Tripa Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche Bodhisattva grounds
The 10 grounds in terms of the objects of abandonment and practice, and how bodhisattvas…
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Paths of accumulation and preparation
The distinctive paths according to the three vehicles, and the importance of cultivating bodhicitta.
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Tantra in practice
History and comparison of Buddhist and non-Buddhist forms of tantra and the uniqueness of the…
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The development of Tantra in Buddhism
The evolution of the various classes of tantra, how culture relates to tantra, and how…
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History of the eight Mahayana precepts
We take the precepts to stop gross harm to sentient beings and to reduce distractions…
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Three ways to see bodhicitta in terms of dependent a...
How to use the understanding of dependence on causes and conditions, parts and mental labeling…
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