Commentary on verses that cover the two methods of developing bodhicitta and how to transform adversity into the spiritual path.
The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16
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Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 2
Answers to questions on the mind and afflictions, tenet school assertions, differences between the Madhyamaka and Cittamatra views and more.
Buddhist tenet systems: What is the person?
The tenet system as a ladder of philosophical maturation. How each of the tenet schools identifies the person in relation to the aggregates.
Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 1
Answers to questions on the history and origins of Buddhist tenet systems, mind and mental factors, and the history of the Mahayana tradition.
Buddhist tenet systems: origin and background
How the four Buddhist tenet systems originated in the Buddhist teachings and were presented in early Indian and Tibetan texts.
Taking the bodhisattva ethical restraint
Encouraging to create causes and conditions for us to benefit others in worldly and spiritual ways and covering verses on taking the bodhisattva ethical code
Motivational Monday: An interview with Venerable Chodron
Venerable Chodron discusses the Buddhist perspective on happiness, compassion and becoming the person you want to be.
The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 5-9
Commentary on verses that help us think about what is meaningful in this life and look beyond this life to future lives and liberation.
An Open-Hearted Life: Compassionate thinking and mentalizing
To develop compassion, we want to nurture beneficial and realistic ways of thinking and avoid counterproductive thinking.
Meditation on compassion
Guided meditation on cultivating compassion.