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 Discrimination, intention and contact
The subtleties of mental factors and their relation to karma.
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Generosity according to the four points
Exploring the far-reaching attitude of generosity though the giving of body, possessions, and virtue according…
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The three forms of generosity
Exploring the three types of generosity included in the far-reaching attitude of generosity.
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The six far-reaching attitudes
An overview of the six far-reaching practices, also known as the six paramitas: generosity, ethics,…
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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vow 35-40
Overcoming obstacles to the ethics of benefitting others.
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Equalizing and exchanging self and other
An overview of the meditation on equalizing self and other.
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Commitments of aspiring bodhicitta
Generating the two types of bodhicitta: aspiring and engaging. How to protect our bodhicitta from…
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Advantages of cherishing others
Examining the disadvantages of self-centeredness and the many advantages of cherishing others.
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Disadvantages of self-centeredness
As we begin to work through our resistance to the practice of equalizing the self…
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Equalizing self and other
Equalizing self and other by examining them on the conventional and ultimate level.
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Generating bodhicitta
Concluding an exploration of the seven-point cause-and-effect meditation by looking at how compassion and the…
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Generating love and compassion
Continuing the exploration of the seven-point cause and effect meditation by looking at heart-warming love…
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