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The causes of bodhicitta
The causes to create in order to develop bodhicitta, the altruistic intention. The importance of…
View PostGreat resolve and bodhicitta
The conclusion of the teaching on the seven-point-cause-and-effect method and a clear explanation of the…
View PostBenefits of cultivating bodhicitta
Combining the two techniques for cultivating bodhicitta and the benefits of cultivating bodhicitta.
View PostBodhicitta: Gateway to the Mahayana path
Tracing the source of beginningless suffering and the antidote. Importance of compassion in the beginning,…
View PostCreating the causes for bodhicitta in future rebirths
Four harmful factors that must be avoided and four beneficial factors to engage in to…
View PostThree ways to see bodhicitta in terms of dependent a...
How to use the understanding of dependence on causes and conditions, parts and mental labeling…
View PostRenunciation and bodhicitta
We can end our grasping at the illusory happiness of our lives and learn to…
View PostRefuge and bodhicitta
The three principal causes for taking refuge—a sense of caution, a sense of confidence, and…
View PostThe great resolve and bodhicitta
The decision we make in our Dharma practice to benefit all sentient beings is a…
View PostThe benefits and causes of bodhicitta
How bodhicitta, our true friend and refuge, makes our lives more meaningful.
View PostLove, compassion, and total commitment
The three levels of love, compassion, and total commitment, and the eight precepts of aspiring…
View PostThree types of persons
Explaining the three levels of practitioners and the reasons for the gradual stages, teaching from…
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