Bodhisattva Path
How to become a bodhisattva, a great being intent on attaining full awakening for the benefit of all beings.
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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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Verse 40-2: Three kinds of faith
An explanation of clear faith, aspiring faith, and convinced faith, and how they build upon…
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Verse 40-1: Faith in the Three Jewels
What faith means in a Buddhist context, seeing the good qualities in something that is…
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Verse 38: Representations of the Buddha
How to think while looking at, or observing others looking at, representations of the Buddha.
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Verse 37: Discussing the teachings
The importance of practicing the teachings and experiencing them, and what makes a good teacher…
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Verse 36-4: Praising the buddhas and bodhisattvas
How we practice praising the buddhas and bodhisattvas by recollecting the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
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