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| | Integrating Bodhicitta with Skilful Means by Shangpa Rinpoche |
 | | 'Integrating Bodhicitta with Skilful Means' is a commonly used phrase in Tibetan Buddhism. | | | Aspiration Bodhicitta arises when we truly understand the teachings of the Buddha. | | | There are many methods of practising Application Bodhicitta but the Tibetan version of Mahayana emphasizes the practice of the Six Perfections or Paramitas. |
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http://www.kagyu-asia.com/t_integrating_bodhicitta.html
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| | Bodhicitta |
| | Because the bodhicitta is the cause of the Buddha. | | | And the bodhicitta is the source of all spiritual realizations, and the source of all enlightenment, source of all the enlightened qualities. | | | It says when you cultivate bodhicitta, if you took the Bodhisattva Vow, if you cultivate bodhicitta, in other words you meditate on the bodhicitta, and it doesn’t matter what you do — while you’re eating, or sleeping, or walking, or standing, or talking, or whatever you’re doing you are naturally accumulating merit, virtues. |
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http://vajra.us/ztr_bodhicitta_1.html
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| | Bodhicitta p3 |
| | Because the bodhicitta is the cause of the Buddha. | | | It says when you cultivate bodhicitta, if you took the Bodhisattva Vow, if you cultivate bodhicitta, in other words you meditate on the bodhicitta, and it doesn't matter what you do -- while you're eating, or sleeping, or walking, or standing, or talking, or whatever you're doing you are naturally accumulating merit, virtues. | | | I have become a child of the Buddhas." So this means, when you cultivate bodhicitta, formally, when you take Bodhisattva Vow, and when you keep the Bodhisattva Vow, cultivate it, then you actually become the child of the Buddha. |
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http://community.palouse.net/lotus/bp3.htm
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| | Buddhist Teachings |
| | Bodhicitta meditation means you really want to change your mind and actions and transform your whole life. | | | He explained this by saying, 'I received many teachings from many, many great gurus, but for me, Lama Dharmarakshita, who gave me the bodhicitta ordination and teachings on the method and wisdom of bodhicitta and the six paramitas, was the most helpful for my life'. | | | As a matter of fact, all tantric meditations are for the development of strong bodhicitta. |
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http://www.fpmt.org/teachings/yeshebodhicitta.asp
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| | 'The Treatise on discourses about giving rise to the Bodhicitta': The BodhicittotpådasËtraßåstra of Vasubandhu |
| | bodhicitta on the basis that: all the Buddhas of the three times, being leaders of the world go to the further shore from the great ocean of birth, old age, death and defilements. | | | bodhicitta on the basis that: all the Buddhas of the three times gave rise to great energy, have given up themselves, their life and their wealth while seeking omniscience. | | | Bodhicittotpaadasuutra ’Saastra is a relatively short treatise written, according to the attribution of the Chinese translator, by the 4th-century CE yogaacaara scholar Vasubandhu. |
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http://www.westernbuddhistreview.com/vol4/giving_rise_to_the_bodhicitta.html
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| | Dark Zen - The Bodhicitta Q & A |
| | A: Prior to Bodhicitta, the adept intuits what is called the 'archetype of the Buddha', known as the "gotra". | | | The whole story of the Buddha's birth, by the way, is a drama about spiritual birth which explains the entire process of enlightenment. | | | Now, beginning with the intuition of seeing knowing itself, called the "gotra", the adept brings the gotra up in their mind's eye tens of thousands of times for many years. |
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http://www.darkzen.com/teachings/bodhicitta.htm
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| | Aspiring and Engaging Bodhicitta |
| | To strengthen one's bodhicitta, generate the thought to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings three times in the morning and three times in the evening. | | | The bodhisattva vows are taken on the basis of having taken refuge in the Three Jewels and some or all of the five lay precepts. | | | On the other hand, a person who has generated the engaging dedicated heart joyfully undertakes the bodhisattva's practices of the six far-reaching attitudes (six perfections) by taking the bodhisattva vows. |
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http://www.dharmafriendship.org/practices/p-bodhicitta.shtml
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| | 102 Parables of Bodhicitta As Taught by the Next Buddha Maitreya |
| | Likewise, a Bodhisattva-mahasattva dwells in the Nice-Root water of Bodhicitta and is fearless of the fire of Liberating Wisdom of sravakas or pratyekabuddhas. | | | Likewise, the Bodhicitta seat can sustain the Bodhisattva's conducts of vows, Paramitas, Ksantis and stages, turning the merits, receiving the prophecy of Buddhahood, practicing all the helpful side branches, presenting offerings to all Buddhas, and receiving teachings and practices from Buddhas. | | | Likewise, a Bodhisattva-Mahasattva who develops Bodhicitta in Buddha Dharma is respected by sravakas and pratyekabuddhas who have practiced pure conducts for a long time because of his great compassion. |
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http://www.yogichen.org/chenian/bk109.html
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| | Bodhicitta |
| | But without bodhicitta, whatever profound teachings we receive, whatever deities we visualize, or whatever empowerments we receive, we are only building a more elaborate prison – a prison of concepts and falsehoods. | | | The sutra Mahayana tradition teaches relative bodhicitta -- the aspiration and practice in order to attain awakening for the benefit of beings, and it also teaches absolute bodhicitta -- the truth of emptiness. |
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http://www.purifymind.com/BodhicittaLama.htm
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| | Compassion |
| | The vows are taken on the basis of having taken refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) and some or all of the five lay precepts. | | | Through the development and perfection of bodhicitta, the Buddha was able to benefit limitless beings. | | | This idea is called Bodhicitta in Sanskrit: the wish to become an omniscient Buddha so I can be of perfect help for others. |
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http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/compassion.html
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| | Introduction to the Oral Commentary on Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryavatara |
| | This famous Mahayana text, the Bodhisattva-caryavatara, ‘Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas’, was composed as a teaching poem in the Sanskrit language by the the century master, Shantideva, at the great Buddhist university of Nalanda, one of the major centers of Buddhist learning and practice in ancient India. | | | Absolute bodhicitta refers to one’s Buddha nature and only begins to be realized from the first bodhisattva level onward. | | | As bodhicitta develops in your mind, your delusion will gradually fall away, and the genuine view of the Buddha nature will begin to dawn. |
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http://www.dzogchenlineage.org/kcrbcaintro.html
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| | Bodhicitta & Bodhisattvas |
| | Bodhicitta, the heart of the enlightened mind, is the spirit, source and root of the entire spiritual path. | | | Bodhicitta, then, is the spring and source and root of the entire spiritual path. | | | From the scriptures we understand that to attain buddhahood we need bodhicitta and that without it we can't become enlightened; thus we think, "I want buddhahood, therefore I have to practice bodhicitta." We are not so much concerned about bodhicitta as about buddhahood. |
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http://www.meaningoflife.i12.com/bodhicitta.htm
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| | How to Develop the Bodhicitta of Victorious Significance |
| | In this booklet we have characterized the Bodhicitta of Victorious Significance, explained its role in the whole system of Five Kinds of Bodhicittas, and discussed the fundamental Truth of Non-self and several meditations that may lead to the development of the Bodhicitta of Victorious Significance. | | | Furthermore, once the Truth of Non-self is recognized, with proper Buddhist practices, one may not only become free from the Samsara but even attain Full Enlightenment, which is the complete and eternal emancipation. | | | Without the sublimation through the Bodhicitta of Victorious Significance, great vows that are formulated toward Great Enlightenment may fall into strong wills that lead one to Heaven. |
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http://www.yogichen.org/chenian/bk112.html
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| | Bodhicitta: DBC Teaching by Gen Rinpoche #4 |
| | The Tibetan master Dzogchen Patrul Rinpoche says, I have been to many lamas of all four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, I have studied the many tenets and views of Buddhist philosophy and practice. | | | I could keep on reciting the many teachings about bodhicitta given by the Buddha himself in the Sutras, as well as by Indian masters and scholar practitioners. | | | Normally we understand the esoteric Buddhist practice of tantra as a very powerful and speedy way of achieving enlightenment so powerful and so speedy that through its means certain people are able to achieve the state of enlightenment in one lifetime even though normally it takes millions of eons to travel the path. |
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http://dbc.dharmakara.net/genrt951.html
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| | Kindness to Mothers |
| | This tradition was originally taught by Shakyamuni Buddha and subsequently passed in an unbroken lineage from Maitreya and Asanga to such masters as Serlingpa and Atisha. | | | When the full set of bodhisattva vows are taken the aspiring mind of bodhicitta becomes the engaging mind of bodhicitta. | | | 10 What follows is an explanation of the development of bodhicitta by means of meditating on the six causes. |
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http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/motherkindness.html
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| | Thelema - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema |
| | Nu and Had correspond with the Tao and Teh of Taoism, Shakti and Shiva of the Hindu Tantras, Shunyata and Bodhicitta of Buddhism, Ain Soph and Kether in the Qabalah. | | | Followers of the philosophy of Thelema may make use of the methods and practices derived from other traditions, including Alchemy, Astrology, Qabalah, Tantra, Tarot, and Yoga. |
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http://www.egnu.org/thelema/index.php/Thelema
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| | Simhanada --- Bodhicitta ---Ganden Tri Rinpoche |
| | One's own efforts are again referred back to the need to cultivate Universal Compassion, eventually developing Bodhicitta and then along with them, joining these two with the unmistaken understanding of Emptiness. | | | All over samsara, one has excelled over all sentient beings in terms of one's spiritual achievements, spiritual developments. | | | He said that these three are the indispensable causes for attaining Buddhahood for oneself and others. |
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http://www.simhas.org/teaching18.html
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| | Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship - Shechen |
| | For the actual training in bodhicitta, there are also two aspects: the relative and the absolute bodhicitta or enlightened mind. | | | This refers to those who have achieved enlightenment, the supreme buddhas who have omniscient wisdom, and their offspring, all the great male and female bodhisattvas who are following in the Buddha’s footsteps. | | | The buddhas became what they are precisely because they put the concerns of others before their own, giving more importance to others’ needs and benefits. |
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http://www.shechen.org/teach_greatmed_rr.html
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| | Taking Refuge in the Bodhicitta |
| | The Buddha is one who has realized the Bodhicitta, the Dharma consists of teachings on practicing the Bodhicitta, and the Sangha consists of those who dedicate their lives to the propagation of the Bodhicitta. | | | Based on my experiences of many years of devoted Buddhist practice, I recognize that there is a need to advocate "Taking Refuge in the Bodhicitta." The Bodhicitta is the aspiration that all sentient beings will attain complete liberation, ultimate joy, and perfect unification of wisdom and compassion. | | | May all who have dedicated their lives to genuine Buddhist practices enjoy the supreme benefit of taking refuge in the Bodhicitta. |
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http://www.purifymind.com/RefugeBodhicitta.htm
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| | KTD--Engendering Bodhicitta-- |
| | If we have intense faith and are able to entrust ourselves to our lamas (gurus), and then the Three Jewels, and supplicate them with complete sincerity, then it is possible to eliminate, or at least lessen, these obscurations because of the power of compassion of the Three Jewels. | | | This is some thing that bodhisattvas not only performed in the past, but will continue to do until samsara is emptied of sentient beings. | | | Therefore, when one arises in the morning, one should first of all take Refuge and then give rise to the enlightened attitude, the attitude of awakened bodhicitta. |
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http://www.kagyu.org/buddhism/tra/tra04.html
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| | Bodhicitta p2 |
| | And without the cultivation, or without having realization of the bodhicitta, when you practice Tantra visualizing yourself as the deity or divine mandala or mansion, it does not have lot of meaning. | | | But, you know, let's say you have a good samadhi, you have a good concentration, and you've done lots of developing concentration, and let's say you can visualize very well the deity, yourself as the deity and the mandala and so forth. | | | That's why, also, that's why according to tantra it says we should always practice the foundation, see. |
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http://personal.palouse.net/lotus/bp2.htm
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| | Amazon.com: The Concept of Bodhicitta in Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara (Mcgill Studies in the History of Religions): ... |
| | This term appears frequently in Sanskrit literature relating to the spiritual practices of the bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism and has been variously translated as "thought of enlightenment" or "desire of enlightenment." Francis Brassard offers a contextual analysis of bodhicitta based on the presuppositions underlying the spiritual practice of the bodhisattva. | | | Since the understanding that emerges involves how one ought to view the process of spiritual transformation, this work contributes to Buddhist psychology and soteriology in particular, and to comparative religions in general. | | | This book explores an important concept within the Buddhist Mahayana tradition, bodhicitta. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0791445763/thesign
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| | Bodhi Mind |
| | The Bodhi Mind (Bodhicitta) is the most important ingredient in Buddhism. | | | The mind that perceives the real behind the seeming, believes in moral consequences, and that all have the Buddha nature, and aims at buddhahood. |
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http://www.purifymind.com/Bodhi.htm
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| | Simhanada--- Forming The Bodhicitta Resolve |
| | To benefit all beings, as a Buddha, one solely acts to lead all beings unto the path of enlightenment. | | | True bodhicitta includes the "spiritual offering" of the dharma. | | | It then is fully realized with with the activity of a Buddha. |
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http://www.simhas.org/basics13.html
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| | The Bodhicitta prayer |
| | Anyone, Buddhist or not, can experience bodhicitta, as is evident from the following haunting passage by a man who was participating in a healing group for people with cancer and almost certainly unacquainted with Buddhist thought. | | | It refers to the state of mind that wishes to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. | | | Bodhicitta is often translated as 'awakening mind' or 'mind of enlightenment' and sometimes as 'universal altruism'. |
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http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/buddhist-practice/bodhicitta.html
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| | Compare Prices on Bodhicitta at Smarter |
| | One is unlikely to encounter a Tibetan Buddhist teaching on either sutra or tantra in which bodhicitta does not play a central role. | | | Home > Books > Bodhicitta (Buddhism) > Bodhicitta | | | This key Buddhist handbook offers an extensive exploration of and pragmatic approach to its... |
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| | Bodhicitta |
| | All Mahayana Buddhists begin a practice by engendering Bodhicitta, a term that means enlightened, or awakened mind; that is, the Enlightening Attitude. | | | But let us not forget the other two types: that which is oarsman-like (bringing everyone along to arrive at Enlightenment simultaneously) and that which is king-like (leading). | | | This means that they call to mind the circumstances of all beings without exception. |
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http://www.khandro.net/doctrine_bodhicitta.htm
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| | The Heart Of The Bodhisattva Path |
| | A long-time Tibetan Buddhist practitioner, he is the coordinator of the Portland Padma Sambhava Buddhist Center. | | | During his recent visit to Portland, His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave teachings on bodhicitta. | | | To use a modern metaphor that I imagine the Buddha would be quite happy with, instead of looking out of windows when we look out of our eyes, it is like we are wearing a big mirrored motorcycle helmet, where everywhere we look we see nothing but the reflection of our own true face. |
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http://www.buddhistinformation.com/heart_of_the_bodhisattva_path.htm
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| | BODHICITTA NETWORK |
| | The society exists to promote all aspects of Buddhist Mahayana teaching, and to fund and publish the transliteration or recension of important texts. | | | It will also promote interfaith dialogue, and run classes in basic Buddhist doctrine and practice. | | | The BODHICITTA NETWORK was formerly THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE MAHAYANA. |
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| | Bodhicitta Center |
| | Welcome to the Bodhicitta Center for the Encouragement of Compassion in the World According to the Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. | | | The Monks of Gaden Jangtse will be in residence at the Bodhicitta Center from 10/27 through 11/3. | | | of Gaden Jangtse Monastery is currently in residence at the Bodhicitta Center |
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| | Pema Chödrön |
| | The Buddhist term bodhicitta means completely open heart and mind. | | | In even the most painful and crippling feelings, bodhicitta is available to us when we acknowledge them with an open mind and heart and realize how they are shared by all of us-when we acknowledge that we are all in the same boat feeling the same pain. | | | At that point I often realize that I prefer the inherent fluidity of situations to the frozenness I habitually impose on them. |
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http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/swya1.php
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| | The Teaching on Aspirational Bodhicitta by H.H. the Dalai Lama |
| | And then eventually, we can say--not in the sense of propagating Buddha Dharma--I always remain very wary of that--but at the same time in order to serve other people--in order to help other people--first yourself should be a nice person. | | | The Teaching on Aspirational Bodhicitta by H.H. the Dalai Lama | | | Whenever I perform this practice--this Bodhicitta teaching--I myself also always feel, "Oh now, I have fulfilled some purpose." There is no danger so, therefore, I feel that it is very very important, very useful. |
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http://www.tibetancc.com/events/hhdl_1996teaching.html
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| | Bodhicitta: Cultivating the Compassionate Mide of Enlightenment From the Underwriter |
| | See a bigger photo of Reality : The Two Truths in the Four Buddhist Tenet Systems | | | Bodhicitta: Cultivating the Compassionate Mide of Enlightenment | | | The Bodhicitta: Cultivating the Compassionate Mide of Enlightenment is part of our discount Book catalog. |
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http://fromtheunderwriter.com/amazon/asin.1559390700.Book_Bodhicitta_Cultivating_the_Compassionate_Mide_of_Enlightenment.html
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| | c h a n d r a s u t r a: The wisdom of Bodhicitta |
| | Reading along I found myself struggling with the very same problems you were writing about. | | | I felt also that the tension I was experiencing could be due to some ego feelings about having been away from practice so long and not "doing well". | | | Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The wisdom of Bodhicitta: |
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