bodhicitta
Bodhicitta is the mind dedicated to attaining awakening for the benefit of all sentient beings. Included are explanations of bodhicitta, its advantages, and how to develop bodhicitta.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Emptiness possessing the best of all qualities
Why wisdom and method are both essential and unique features of the bodhisattva path.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 70 Topics: Introduction
Overview of the "Ornament for Clear Realization," the basis for the 70 topics.
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Unifying method and wisdom
Review of how to meditate on emptiness and continuation of teaching on how to unify…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The four powers that increase joyous effort
Commentary to verses 30-38 of Chapter 7, including the four powers that increase the strength…
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The entrance to the Buddhist path
An introduction to refuge and its place in a general overview of Buddhist teachings.
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Meditation on emptiness
Instructions on how to meditate on the emptiness of phenomena, the mind, and the characteristics…
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The selflessness of phenomena
How things conventionally exist due to mental designation yet lack inherent existence.
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Our top three priorities
By understanding impermanence and emptiness, our bodhicitta motivation becomes clear.
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Make every day a miracle
Practical advice on how to create the causes for happiness in our daily lives.
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The benefits of bodhicitta
How to develop bodhicitta with the equalizing and exchanging self and others method.
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Prerequisites for serenity
What is needed to meditate on serenity and insight? Both are needed equally to attain…
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Conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
An in-depth discussion of the two types of bodhicitta: conventional and ultimate.
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