41 Prayers to Cultivate Bodhicitta (2008-09) Archives - Page 7 of 9

Verse 33-2: The kindness of others

Contemplating the kindness of other sentient beings by considering how we would not be alive nor know what we know without the help of others.

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Verse 33-3: Had we not met the Dharma….

Contemplating the kindness of the Three Jewels by considering what direction our lives would have taken had we not met the Dharma.

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Verse 33-4: The kindness of the Three Jewels

Contemplating the kindness of the Buddha and those who practiced and taught through the centuries so we would have the Dharma today.

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Verse 34-1: Unkind to wrong views

How to think when we see other people's kindness that is not reciprocated.

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Verse 34-2: Making offerings

Repaying the kindness of the Three Jewels by making offerings, and giving with a sincere heart, not with expectation of return.

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Verse 34-3: Delight in giving

Taking a look at the idea of fairness and what it means to be taken advantage of. Checking our motivation when giving.

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Verse 34-4: How we repay others’ kindness

Training our minds to see the kindness of others, and reciprocating that kindness.

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Verse 34-5: Afflicted views

Being unkind to our own wrong views and an explanation of the afflicted views according to Asanga.

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Verse 34-6: Three Jewels, rebirth, and karma

Focusing on the non-belief in the existence of the Three Jewels, the law of karma and its effects, and the idea of rebirth.

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Verse 34-7: What the mind is

Understanding what the mind is in order to eliminate our wrong views.

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Verse 35-1: Seeing a dispute

Remaining impartial, calm, and competent in the midst of dispute.

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Verse 35-2: Conflict styles, part 1

Understanding different conflict styles and how to use them. Considering the relationship, the issue, and our own integrity when dealing with conflict.

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