The Six Perfections
Learn to cultivate generosity, ethical conduct, fortitude, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Paramita of generosity
Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of generosity, which includes giving material goods,…
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Wishing bodhicitta
The five guidelines of wishing, or aspiring, bodhicitta and the four positive dharmas and the…
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Day 1: Questions and answers
Questions from Day 1 teachings on cognition, altruism, self-centeredness, and bodhicitta.
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Why is bodhicitta so powerful?
How bodhicitta encapsulates numerous agents of transformation within a single motivation and outlines some of…
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Bodhicitta: The jewel of the mind
The many praises given to bodhicitta in Buddhist scriptures.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Overcoming afflictions
Keeping our focus on the goal of enlightenment while enjoying the process of getting there,…
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Motivations behind giving
The types of pure and impure giving and the motivations behind them.
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Training the mind in giving
The characteristics of generosity and how to train the mind in giving.
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Disadvantages of miserliness
The disadvantages of miserliness and how to work through miserliness to develop generosity.
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The far-reaching practice of generosity
The benefits of generosity as taught by Nagarjuna and what makes it a far-reaching practice.
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Practicing joyous effort
The three types of joyous effort, as well as the three kinds of laziness that…
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Joyful effort
The three types of laziness, how they can hinder successful practice, and how to overcome…
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