Thubten Chodron
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Root bodhisattva vows: Vows 5 to 13
Commentary on the fifth through thirteenth root bodhisattva vows.
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Commentary on the first four of the eighteen root bodhisattva vows.
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Commitments of aspiring bodhicitta
Generating the two types of bodhicitta: aspiring and engaging. How to protect our bodhicitta from…
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Advantages of cherishing others
Examining the disadvantages of self-centeredness and the many advantages of cherishing others.
View Post Disadvantages of self-centeredness
As we begin to work through our resistance to the practice of equalizing the self…
View Post Equalizing self and other
Equalizing self and other by examining them on the conventional and ultimate level.
View Post Generating bodhicitta
Concluding an exploration of the seven-point cause-and-effect meditation by looking at how compassion and the…
View Post Generating love and compassion
Continuing the exploration of the seven-point cause and effect meditation by looking at heart-warming love…
View Post Repaying the kindness of our mother
Continuing an exploration of the seven-point cause and effect meditation by looking at repaying the…
View Post The kindness of our mothers
Beginning an exploration of the seven-point cause and effect meditation by looking at how all…
View Post Bodhicitta: Advantages and prerequisites
More of the many advantages of bodhicitta as well as how to cultivate equanimity, a…
View Post The altruistic intention
An examination of the practices in common with advanced level practitioners starts by first considering…
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