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For when, with irreversible intent, The mind embraces bodhicitta, Willing to set free the endless multitudes of beings, In that instant, from that moment on, A great unremitting stream, A strength of wholesome merit, Even during sleep and inattention, Rises equal to the vastness of the sky.
Bodhichitta, the awakened mind, Is known in brief to have two aspects: First, aspiring, bodhichitta in intention; Then active bodhichitta, practical engagement. Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Verse 15
Just as on a dark night black with clouds, The sudden lightning glares and all is clearly shown, Likewise rarely, through the Buddhas’ power, Virtuous thoughts rise, brief and transient, in the world.
Here I shall say nothing that has not been said before, And in the art of prosody I have no skill. I therefore have no thought that this might be of benefit to others; I wrote it only to habituate my mind.
Visit this link on Study Buddhism dot com to read the article by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. How to deal with materialism.
Video excerpt from Living in the Path, Realizing the Lamrim, All Topics: Advice for Realizing the Lamrim. This video is helpful as we engage in the teachings on the Lamrim with Venerable Gyalten Samten.
In this short teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche discusses one of the four common foundational practices, also called the four thoughts. These practices help us understand our true nature and develop wisdom that can end suffering. They aid in seeing and ending our negative habitual patterns. The first thought, precious human birth,…
There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s three-day teaching on “Dharmachakra Parivaretan – Sutra on The Four Noble Truths” & “Sutra on Dependent Origination” in the mornings from Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5-7, 2018 at the request of a group of Indians. His Holiness will…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s advice for the New Year delivered during his address at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies’s 50th Anniversary in Sarnath, Varanasi, India on January 1, 2018. His Holiness speaks in Tibetan followed by an English translation.
“… we begin to see that enduring well-being is not found through striving and applying effort in our meditation practice, but rather by letting go and opening to the wisdom of the present moment. “Non-distraction” helps us to see that while we do not need to strive and strain…