Bodhisattva Path
How to become a bodhisattva, a great being intent on attaining full awakening for the benefit of all beings.
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Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup The second ground, the Stainless
How a bodhisattva's morality is perfected on the second bodhisattva ground.
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Divisions of generosity
How true generosity is perfected by the wisdom realizing emptiness and the intention to benefit…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Giving up desire
How the cause of problems and pain is not the objects of attachment themselves, but…
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Do Hearers and Solitary Realizers realize emptiness?
How different teachings on emptiness are adapted to suit the varied capacities of students.
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The disadvantages of samsara
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that point out the disadvantages of samsara, in order to develop…
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Wealth is fraught with problems
Shantideva's verses describe the lengths we go to obtain wealth, sex, and possessions, and the…
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The body is not beautiful
Commentary on verses that help to see the body more objectively in order to counter…
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The foulness of the body
To counter desire for the body, Shantideva gives us verses to pull back the veil…
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Perfection of generosity: Non-material giving
Three types of offering non-material generosity, by reverence, protection, and love.
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Perfection of generosity: Giving fearlessly
Supporting ethical and virtuous conduct with conventional analysis, and generosity of even most precious possessions…
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Perfection of generosity: Do we really own anything?
Investigating the mental attitude of ownership of objects and generosity
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