Podcasts about bodhichitta

This is a reading of Manjushrimitra's the Bodhicittabhavana, a seminal early text of Ati Yoga.Mañjuśrīmitra (d. 740 CE) was an Indian Buddhist scholar. He became the main student of Garab Dorje and a teacher of Dzogchen. He was a resident at Nalanda University where he became a respected Yogācāra scholar and practitionerAs explained by Yeshe Donden, "Manjushrimitra wrote the Bodhicittabhavana, in order to explain Ati Yoga to the Mahayana Buddhists who were in the majority in India at that time, and in particular to his fellow scholars from Nalanda University. Experts have determined that the work is written in the style of a learned Indian scholar, using the philosophy of post sixth century A.D. Mahayana Buddhism. Meditation on the Bodhichitta presents the Ati Yoga Semde teachings in a logical, intellectually cogent way with a high level of scholarly coherence. In this work, Manjushrimitra emphasized that intellectualism and logic do not bring about enlightenment and that “Those who seek the Truth should embrace direct experience if they hope to acquire realization.” We can see that Manjushrimitra has gone far beyond the concept of Bodhichitta found in Buddhist sutra and tantric writings and arrived at an understanding of Bodhichitta as presented in Ati Yoga (where it means the essential nature of mind, or awareness)."

This Dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 16th, 2024 during Gratitude Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho talks about the 4 notions, Bodhichitta and the Lojong Slogans. ★ Support this podcast ★

Ursula Flückiger berichtet in diesem Gespräch über ihren Weg vom Schweizer Berufsalltag hin zu einer tiefen Meditationspraxis im buddhistischen Kloster. Sie gibt dabei Einblicke, wie sie zur Meditation fand und welche Rolle die Praxis in ihrem Leben spielt. Ursula wuchs in einem Umfeld auf, in dem Spiritualität keine grosse Rolle spielte. Erst durch eine schwierige Beziehung und die Begegnung mit der Meditationspraxis, inspiriert von Ajahn Sumedho, fand sie zur Meditation. Ihre erste Retreat-Erfahrung brachte eine grosse innere Entspannung und die Erkenntnis, dass das Leben oft schwieriger ist, als man es gerne hätte – eine Einsicht, die ihr half, Frieden mit ihren Selbstvorwürfen und Vorwürfen gegenüber ihrem Partner zu finden. Sie entschloss sich, nach ihrem ersten Retreat ins Kloster nach England zu gehen, wo sie anderthalb Jahre unter der Anleitung von Ajahn Sumedho in der Thai-Waldkloster-Tradition lebte. Ursula beschreibt das Leben im Kloster als streng und zugleich lebensnah – die Arbeit im Klostergarten und die täglichen Herausforderungen waren für sie eine wertvolle Gelegenheit, ihre Praxis zu vertiefen und mehr über die Akzeptanz der Realität zu lernen. Nach ihrer Zeit im Kloster kehrte Ursula in die Schweiz zurück, wo sie weiterhin in der Dhamma-Gemeinschaft aktiv war und sich schliesslich auch als Meditationslehrerin etablierte. Sie spricht über ihre weiteren Retreat-Erfahrungen, ihre Zusammenarbeit mit bekannten Lehrern wie Joseph Goldstein und Christina Feldman sowie über ihre Einsichten in die tiefere Bedeutung von Bodhichitta – dem Mitgefühl für alle Lebewesen. Ursula teilt auch ihre Gedanken darüber, wie Meditation einen positiven Beitrag zur Bewältigung der grossen Herausforderungen der heutigen Welt leisten kann. Sie betont, dass die Praxis uns nicht nur persönlich unterstützt, sondern auch eine tiefere Verbindung zu anderen und zur Welt schafft. Mehr zu Ursula Flückiger und ihren Angeboten auf: www.karuna.ch Inhalt00:00:00 Intro00:01:49 Biografie00:02:41 Wie Ursula zur Meditation kam00:07:08 Entschluss, längere Zeit ins Kloster zu gehen00:12:55 Erlebnisse im Kloster00:17:58 Wie war Ajahn Sumedho?00:24:10 Entwicklung von Ursulas Praxis im Kloster00:33:38 Gab es im Kloster Meditationstechniken?00:36:29 Welche Bedeutung hatte die religiöse Seite für dich?00:39:16 Stellung der buddhistischen Lehre und Ethik00:42:07 Entschluss, das Kloster zu verlassen00:46:48 Reaktionen des Umfelds auf Meditation00:48:56 Prägende Lehrende auf Ursulas Weg00:53:42 Braucht es eine persönliche Lehrerin?00:57:48 Ursulas Kontakt mit dem tibetischen Buddhismus01:03:00 Beschreibung der Hakomi Psychotherapie01:07:41 Gründung des Meditationszentrums Beatenberg01:14:27 Gab es im Beatenberg Herausforderungen?01:22:07 Entwicklung von Ursulas Praxis01:25:44 Beitrag der Meditation zu den Problemen unserer Zeit01:30:51 Weitere Informationen zu Ursulas Angebot

Just as a bank multiplies your money, bodhichitta multiplies your merit, and not just by a little, but by leaps and bounds! With each thought of benefiting others, your merit becomes limitless because the number of beings you wish to help is also boundless. Even the slightest intention to heal the headaches of sentient beings accumulates inconceivable merit. But when you actively strive to eliminate their suffering and bring them happiness, the merit skyrockets—like hitting the jackpot! Reciting the Twenty-one Tara praises with bodhichitta is equivalent to reciting them a hundred thousand times while offering a single butter lamp with bodhichitta yields the merit of a hundred thousand light offerings. It's like a mega bonus!Bodhichitta is like a treasure trove of merit, as Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo beautifully explained. It holds limitless skies of merit within your reach! Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that when reciting mantras with bodhichitta, each mantra becomes a powerhouse of merit, benefiting every sentient being—including the smallest insects, the tigers, snakes, and even our enemies. There's no discrimination—it covers all races and all living beings. Bodhichitta encompasses countless insects, animals, and all living beings in forests, fields, and skies who endure immense suffering.By generating bodhichitta, we are planting seeds that bring us closer to its realization. Every action we undertake with the motivation of bodhichitta benefits countless sentient beings, supporting their happiness and well-being. Its scope is vast, embracing all beings in all universes, from the tiniest to the largest, providing hope and relief to even those who have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty.We should reflect on the immense power of bodhichitta, a force capable of transforming the world and alleviating the suffering of countless beings. Through cultivating compassion, wisdom, and realization, we can offer increasingly profound benefits to others and ultimately guide them from happiness to enlightenment.Bodhichitta is the door to the Mahayana path of enlightenment, and by embracing it, we can unlock the qualities admired by all Buddhas. With bodhichitta, we embark on the journey of becoming buddhas ourselves, bringing happiness and freedom from suffering to every single sentient being. By taking universal responsibility for their well-being, we can actualize the highest potential within ourselves.This teaching was given at Institut Vajra Yogini, France as part of a Four Kadampa Deities Retreat from April 18-May 11, 2003. You can see all the teachings from this retreat here: https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/4-kadam-deities-2003/

Subhadramati explores forgiveness and the arising of the Bodhicitta. The ego sustains itself by blaming - forgiveness means letting go of our egoic reactions and becoming a conduit for the mind of Bodhicitta. Excerpted from Being a Conduit For the Mind of Bodhicitta during the Women's Area Order Weekend, 2018. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud  

Without the kindness of sentient beings, we cannot achieve realizations or practice the Dharma. Lama Zopa Rinpoche emphasizes the significance of respecting and valuing sentient beings, just as one respects and values the Buddha. One accumulates immeasurable merit by cultivating bodhicitta and offering charity with deep respect.True poverty lies in the lack of understanding of Dharma and realization, and inner poverty, characterized by a lack of satisfaction and contentment, is even more detrimental. Helping sentient beings, regardless of their external circumstances, offers the most valuable assistance. Buddhas and bodhisattvas cherish sentient beings above all else, regardless of their negative qualities or actions. Therefore, even small acts of kindness, such as offering praise or making someone happy, become offerings to the enlightened beings.Rinpoche describes the signs of death, including distant signs like recurring dreams related to death, and near signs indicating that death is approaching. There are specific practices to counteract these signs, such as taking long-life initiations, doing long-life retreats, and saving the lives of animals. It is important to create positive causes for enlightenment, accepting death peacefully and preparing the mind for a favourable rebirth.We should not wait until the time of death to practice renunciation and letting go. Instead, we should practice daily to overcome attachment. By training the mind to let go and develop renunciation, one becomes well-prepared to face death and its challenges. Bodhichitta and the altruistic mind of enlightenment enable us to experience death for the benefit of all sentient beings. With bodhicitta, one can transform the experience of death into a cause for others' happiness and one's enlightenment. By describing a beautiful and enjoyable place like a pure land, it becomes easier for the dying person to let go of attachments to the present world and transition peacefully. The name of the pure land becomes an important object of refuge, and by generating a strong wish to be born in that pure land, it can direct the person's consciousness toward that destination. Some people may relate the idea of heaven to the deva realm, and by mentioning a specific name and describing the enjoyment it offers, a strong wish can direct the consciousness there.This teaching was given at Institut Vajra Yogini, France as part of a Four Kadampa Deities Retreat from April 18 to May 11, 2003. You can see all the teachings from this retreat here: https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/4-kadam-deities-2003/

In this commentary on 7 Point Mind Training by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche given in 2018, Lama provides us excellent ways to overcome negative mentalities and to increase positive mentalities like love, compassion, and kindness. All mistakes are my own.

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Commitment comes in many forms.  As we develop along our spiritual journey we move towards a deeper attitude and behavior of commitment to consciousness and compassion.

Spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary and clarity on how we can evaluate our practice in a realistic way and gives useful tools for us to make sustainable progress on the path. This episode was recorded on August 23rd, 2023. Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of our teachings are offered freely. If you would like to make a donation to support the center, please visit www.wocdc.org.  May you flourish in your practice and may all beings swiftly be free of suffering.

Which of the seven levels of spiritual development have you unlocked? Dr. John Churchill has the deep codes of Tibetan Buddhist psychotechnology stretching all the way back to the first Buddha acknowledged to have exist 15,000 years ago!  One of these teachings is the seven fold path of initiation and development that sets a powerful map for understanding and advancing your developmental process. We also discuss the Bodhichitta heart seed that connects mystical lineages, what it means to include and transcend as we integrate our teachings on the spiritual path, and how to “get there by being there” as we develop our own forms of mastery along the seven initiatory levels we dive into throughout the conversation.  Holding a doctorate in psychology, John is deeply steeped in psycho-spiritual development, Integral Theory, contemplative studies, Western Esotericism, and has spent over thirty years training in the Indo-Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist lineage. John also stewards the Karuna Mandala Initiatory School (karunamandala.org), empowering spiritually grounded, socially conscious, and strategically savvy leadership and warriorship towards the planetary crises we are facing. | Connect with John Churchill | Website | ⁠⁠https://samadhiintegral.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/planetarydharma/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/drjohnchurchill/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠To partner with the Aubrey Marcus Podcast⁠⁠⁠ | Connect with Aubrey | Website | ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2GesYqi ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram | ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2BlfCEO ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook | ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2F4nBZk ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter |⁠⁠⁠ http://bit.ly/2BlGBAdAd⁠⁠⁠ Check out "Own your Day, Own Your Life" by Aubrey Marcus | ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2vRz4so⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/email⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus podcast: iTunes | ⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/2lMZRCn ⁠⁠⁠ Spotify |⁠⁠⁠ https://spoti.fi/2EaELZO ⁠⁠⁠ Stitcher | ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2G8ccJt ⁠⁠⁠ IHeartRadio | ⁠⁠⁠https://ihr.fm/3CiV4x3 ⁠⁠⁠ Google Podcasts | ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3nzCJEh ⁠⁠⁠ Android | ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2OQeBQg⁠

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This morning prayer invites you to delight in your human existence and to freely call out for divine assistance. It is based on a Tibetan Buddhist daily practice called "Nectar of the Path" taught by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. It includes The Four Thoughts, Refuge & Bodhichitta, and Guru Yoga. In some cases, I have put the prayers into my own words to make them relatable to a non-buddhist. The original text is available through Tergar.org. Music: Christopher Lloyd Clarke.Photo: Nick Fewings.Tess on Insight TimerTess on YouTubeTess's novels: https://tesscallahan.com/

Vijayamala addresses the 2022 UK & IE Triratna Buddhist Order convention, exploring what breaking through and seeing the nature of reality means for us as an Order. The Buddha went forth to seek an end to suffering, to go beyond what binds us to the samsaric world. The theme of this event also encompasses ‘going beyond' and the ways in which we are approaching that as an Order. Part of the series Going Forth, Going Beyond: 2022 UK & Ireland Order Convention, 2022. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favorite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud

In this episode, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers commentary and guidance on the text "Approaching the Buddhist Path" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John unpacks a section of text devoted to bodhicitta known in Tibetan Buddhism as the great compassion. He gives helpful advice on cultivating compassion in daily life and in analytical meditations. This episode was recorded March 15th, 2023.Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of our teachings are offered freely. If you would like to make a donation to support the center, please visit www.wocdc.org.  May you flourish in your practice and may all beings swiftly be free of suffering.

How do you become a Bodhisattva? Upon the Awakening of the Bodhi Heart (Bodhichitt-otpada). In this lecture Sangharakshita defines the Bodhichitta, differentiating here between individual will and the cosmic will to enlightenment that transcends individuals. Excerpted from the talk The Awakening of the Bodhi Heart given as part of the series entitled Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal, 1969. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud

2023 - 02 - 05 Dharma Talk | Bodhichitta. The Spark That Ignites The Bodhisattva Vow | Ellen Hippard by Appamada

How do you become a Bodhisattva? Upon the Awakening of the Bodhi Heart (Bodhichitt-otpada). In this lecture Sangharakshita defines the Bodhichitta, and describes how one can prepare for its arising through the observance of Shantideva's Supreme Worship and Vasubhandu's Four Factors. Talk given in 1969 as part of the series entitled: Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favorite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6dOamBDLRVY In this advanced esoteric explanation, discover how alchemy is utilized to eliminate the Ego and the “Kundabuffer” in order to awaken the true Kundalini of the Divine Mother. Understand the difference between the Lunar & Solar Astral Body and learn why the “NoFap movement" is lacking real knowledge. Also find out how to truly harness your sexual energy through pranayama in a safe way. This is a guide for serious practitioners of white tantric sacred sexuality, based on the universal principles of gnosis throughout all ancient traditions. 0:00 - Hidden Secret of the Gnostics, The State of Humanity & Disclaimer 12:07 - Power of Sexual Magic, Overcoming Ego & Spiritual Responsibility 16:45 - Depths of the Unconscious, Past Lives & Psychic Identifications 24:48 - Initiation, Kundalini Is Not Dangerous & the Kundabuffer 29:42 - Hero's Journey Into Hell, Inner Astral Words & Pinocchio 32:23 - Purpose of Alchemy, Ego Death & Astral Projection: Solar Bodies 38:46 - Prima Materia, Divine Mother & Working with the Holy Trinity 44:30 - Seed & Light of Christ, Hasnamussen, Bodhichitta & Rebirth 54:43 - Doing the Will of the Being, Purification, Lust & Dissolving Mercury 59:54 - Practicing Properly, Transmuting Sex Energy, Pranayama & Singles 1:10:21 - Sexual Abstinence, Repression, Aggression, Ignorance & Prayer 1:15:12 - Danger of NoFap, Poisonous Vibrations & Nuclear Power Plant 1:24:06 - Facing Lust, Power of Mental Control & Self-Observation 1:29:30 - No Success Without Love & Sacrifice & Gaining Your Own Gnosis 1:33:22 - Identifying the Christ Within, Personal Freedom & Motivation

Here Yashobodhi describes one of a list of five forces you use in Dharma practice to move towards awakening in life and also on approaching death, that of familiarization. From the talk Point 4 Using the Practice In Whole Life, part of the series Training the Mind in Bodhichitta given at Aryaloka Buddhist Center, 2017. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud

In this lecture about Awareness, Rev. Daijaku Kinst encourages us to use this practice to cultivate open, curious and caring awareness, the mind of Bodhichitta. https://www.oceangatezen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jaku-Oct1-Awareness-COMPRESSED-Audio.mp3 https://www.oceangatezen.org/2022/10/awareness-and-bodhichitta-2/feed/ 0

Opening with an introduction to the two kinds of Bodhichitta Robert Thurman in this episode gives an in-depth teaching on compassion, wisdom, love and their connection to the Buddhist understanding of emptiness. Podcast includes a discussion of nirvana and to the emanation body (nirmanakaya) which is the form of the Buddha that appears in the world to teach people the path to liberation. Episode concludes an introduction to the Seven Fold Precept of Mother Recognition & The Exchange of Self and Other and an extended Jewel Tree guided meditation using both. “Tibetans call their cherished tradition of Buddhism a wish-fulfilling jewel tree for its power to generate bliss and enlightenment within all who absorb its teachings. This path to enlightenment, it is taught, requires more than a sitting meditation practice alone. With “The Jewel Tree of Tibet”, honored scholar and teacher Robert Thurman brings these insights to you as they were meant to be transmitted through the spoken word.” – Text from endorsement of “The Jewel Tree of Tibet” This episode is an excerpt from “The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism” 12-Part audio retreat by Robert Thurman, available from www.soundstrue.com. Developing Bodhichitta & The Spirit of Enlightenment: Tibet's Wish Granting Jewel Tree - Ep. 306 Photo by Prakash Y via www.unsplash.com

Opening with a guided "Jewel Tree" meditation, Robert Thurman in this episode gives an introduction the Buddhist concept of Bodhisattvas, Bodhichitta, the spirit of becoming perfectly awakened and to the role of motivation in Buddhism and in everyday interactions. Using the classical imagery of the covered, leaky and poisoned vessels Thurman gives a teaching on the qualities needed to be an open minded, determined and well-intended student of Buddha Dharma and of life. “Tibetans call their cherished tradition of Buddhism a wish-fulfilling jewel tree for its power to generate bliss and enlightenment within all who absorb its teachings. This path to enlightenment, it is taught, requires more than a sitting meditation practice alone. With “The Jewel Tree of Tibet”, honored scholar and teacher Robert Thurman brings these insights to you as they were meant to be transmitted through the spoken word.” – Text from “The Jewel Tree of Tibet” This episode is an excerpt from “The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism” 12-Part audio retreat by Robert Thurman, available from www.soundstrue.com.

Teaching about the benefit of Bodhichitta and impermanence.

What if there was a single thing to lessen every type of suffering? Turns out there is. It's called Bodhichitta which is a wish to become a Buddha for the benefit of all sentient beings Blog Post Video Transcript

Through Bodhichitta you will realize that there is no self. Self-grasping will be destroyed, for when you think of others you do not think about yourself. Ultimately 'self' and 'other' are but thoughts. When we understand that we are not separate from others, we begin to fathom the preciousness of compassion, of Bodhichitta. Garchen RinpocheTags: Buddhism, Vajrayana Taking a spiritual path isn't easy and when our faith is in question we gonna be hit by doubt. Doubt is part of our path and whether we feel confident or not at some point we will always have faith in them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/enlightenverse/message

Avalokiteshvara Compassion Mantra chanted 108 times beautifully by the amazing Hrishikesh Sonar — with stunning meditative images of the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva. His compassion mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum. This is considered the most precious of all mantras, chanted millions of times daily by people around the world, and found in nearly all prayer wheels.Avalokiteshvara (Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर) In Tibet, he is known as Chenrézik on Chenrezig. In East Asia, he or she is commonly known as Guānshìyīn or Guānyīn. Due to Avalokitesahvara's vast compassion, she or he can appear in any form and manifests in at least 108 forms.Transcript of Introduction: “Avalokiteshvara's boundless compassion for all beings is the ultimate expression of Bodhichitta and the ideal manifestation of the Bodhisattva hero. His mantra is the highest expression of Metta, or love, and Karuna, or Compassion.Listen or chant along with the Sanskrit version of his mantra — famous for generating boundless compassion, chanted beautifully by Hrishikesh Sonar:Om Mani Padme Hum”Support the show

It is the source that sustains us, not the object that entertains us. In this Sutra we are urged to take time to cultivate our Bliss from within, to fill ourselves with Bliss as a means of sustainably sourcing our Bliss so that it will last a lifetime. We do this regularly through gratitude practice and Bodhichitta, but this is also the work behind the Shambhavi Mudra, and the essence of surrender, a means of bringing our energy closer to the source so that our happiness can be sustained from within. Taking a look back at the Tattvic map of manifestation, we see that our work is always to rise towards our source, from the object, to the power of perception, to the perceiver themself, and beyond. In this way, yogis have always sustainably sourced their bliss from within, instead of using up the raw materials of this or that manifestation of happiness. When we can take a step back and see the source of our thoughts, words and actions, we begin to “see what's possible” as Sri Shambhavananda is fond of saying, to see how happiness is possible in any circumstance of our life.

Vajrakilaya and his mantra is important in our modern world — since Vajrakilaya is the activity of all the Buddhas. He is the wrathful Heruka emanation of glorious Buddha Vajrasattva. At the same time, he is the ultimate expression of Bodhichitta and compassion and love.Listen or chant along with the Sanskrit version of his mantra — famous for accomplishing the Enlightened activities and overcoming our obstacles, chanted beautifully by Hrishikesh Sonar.Om Vajra Kili Kilaya Sarva Vighnam Vam Hum PeyCREDITSOriginal music, singing and arrangement by Hrishikesh Sonar  The literal translation of the mantraAlthough mantras can't be broken down by word translation — ideally, listen to full commentaries from teachers on the deeper meanings — for helpful reference, we have translated the Sanskrit mantra somewhat literally here.Om Vajra Kili Kilaya Sarva Vighnam Vam Hum PeyVajraVajra, in Sanskrit, has both the meanings of “thunderbolt” and “diamond.” Like the thunderbolt, the vajra cleaves through ignorance. It also connotes “swift” or “instant.”KiliKila : in Sansrit कील; IAST: kīla for a three-sided peg, stake, or knife.  Kili associated with Quick Activity, Quick Action, Strength — as in the small three-cornered tent peg that can secure a tent against the worse weather. But also “staking” quickly or pegging instantly.KilayaVajraKilaya is the name of the great One, in this a form of Vajrakila (which means Thunderbolt quickly “Spike” or nail down — as in transfixing our obstructions to Enlightenment.SarvaSarva (सर्व) Sanskrit — Sarva (सर्व) refers to “(the attainment of) everything”VighnamNoun. विघ्न • (vighna) m. a breaker, destroyer. an obstacle, impediment, hindrance, opposition, prevention, interruption, any difficulty or trouble.Vam(Bam in Tibetan) Vam is the seed syllable of Vajrakilaya — although Hum is also considered his ultimate seed syllable (Dharmakaya seed syllable). Vam is the bija, or seed, sound of the sacral chakra. When chanting the mantra, vam, the power of the sound vibrations is believed to cleanse this chakra, which is the energy center of creativityHumHum connotes “method and wisdom” or “Compassion and comprehension of Shunyata”Pey (Phet, Phat)Note: this is a phonetic spelling: it is a slightly aspirated sound like P-Hey (with a soft “tuh” sound at the end) — hard to pronounce so most people, chant “pey!”)Pey means “cutting through” or “cut!” — as in cutting all obstacles to success, siddhis and Enlightenment.Typically, online you'll find this mantra chanted in the Tibetan versionOM BENZA KILI KILIYA SARWA BIGHANEN BAM HUNG PHATSupport the show

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A bodhisattva is one who has vowed to train to become fully awakened (enlightened) in order to benefit all beings. This spiritual aspiration has inspired countless people to devote their lives to developing their capacities for wisdom and compassion. The starting assumption for Mahayana Buddhism is that all living beings have the same potential for awakening. Thus, we are all capable of becoming bodhisattvas. In Mahayana Buddhism, the quality the bodhisattva cultivates is "bodhicitta": 'the mind (citta) of awakening (bodhi)'. The more common translation is 'enlightenment mind' or 'awakening mind'. The awakening being's experience leads to the end of all suffering or dukkha whatsoever; hence, the bodhisattva's ultimate goal is to eliminate all suffering, the most profoundly compassionate motivation. In this podcast episode, I explain the terms bodhisattva and bodhichitta, and I'll share some inspiring verses from the Bodhicaryavatara, or Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, a famous text on how to become a bodhisattva by the great Indian saint Shantideva in the 8th century CE. The Bodhicaryavatara is one of the best introductions to the subjects of bodhicitta and compassion in Mahayana Buddhism. Curious about the basics of Buddhism? Please check out my book The Buddhist Path to Joy (https://geni.us/buddhistpathtojoy) and my free courses for beginners: https://geni.us/freecourses May you and all beings be well. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buddhist-wisdom/message

YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/M6CsBTD72cw An esoteric explanation of working with the lunar energies in order to create solar energies within us. The meaning of the moon has had wide spiritual and psychological interpretations throughout history but this video seeks to address the essence of how the moon impacts our everyday consciousness, how to work with it practically, and the proper way to view our relationship to it. 0:00 - The Multipling Month & The Moon 5:33 - The Hypnotic Lunar Currents 14:18 - Discovering Our Inner Prison 21:05 - Transforming Impressions 31:35 - Working with the Solar Force 36:47 - Escaping the Grip of Nature

YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/g3YGCHVK6nU The Prajnaparamita, or Heart Sutra, is one of the most powerful and transcendental teachings that the great Buddha Shakyamuni left us. It enables us to find the ultimate, or root, reality. With it, he left one of the most powerful mantras which has acted as a fundamental basis to many schools of Buddhism. This mantras helps us to reach that which is called 'Sunyata', 'Emptiness', 'The Absolute', 'The Ain Soph', 'The Void', 'Samadhi' etc. The mantra is: "Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Swaha". Extra Reading:

This is the first of a few interviews Mitchell did with Bhagavan Das in the NYC studio. Bhagavan Das' story is remarkable and shared with you here. In 1963 at the age of 18, Bhagavan Das left California and journeyed solo through Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East, eventually arriving in India. He was the first American to live in the jungle of the Himalayas as a hermit-sadhu. He was given the holy name of Ram by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He then came to meet Swami Chaitanya Prakashananda Tirth who gave him tapas to pray for God's Grace. In 1965, after a year of fasting, prayer and intense purification, Bhagavan Das met his Sat Guru, the Mahasiddha Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) who he lived with side by side for many years. Maharaji sent him to Anandamayi Ma to receive initiation from the Divine Mother. Later, during his time with the Tibetan yogis, he was the first westerner to meet and live with Lama Kalu Rinpoche, the guru of the 16th Karmapa. He gave Bhagavan Das the Mahamudra transmission. Bhagavan Das received the Clear Light of Primordial Awareness from His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche and then the Vajra Yogini transmission directly from the 16th Karmapa in Sikkim. He lived with Yogi Chen who explained all the details to him in English in his hermitage in Kalimpong. When on pilgrimage to the holy Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Bhagavan Das met Richard Alpert who became Ram Dass after Bhagavan Das brought him to Maharaji. Then, Bhagavan Das was sent to Amma in the 1980s, who saved him again from the ravages of the world. The Grace of his Sat Guru Maharaji led Bhagavan Das HOME to the Divine Mother in the form of Amulya Maa, his precious Beloved Wife, who is always guiding him on the true path of Bodhichitta with her crystal clarity, ancient wisdom and pure Love. If you'd like to see more on an array of subjects like this, join our Newsletter at www.abetterworld.net. There are podcasts and videos which can keep you inspired and educated for years to come. At our Store, you'll also find one-of-a-kind items like a compact FAR Infra-Red Sauna, high-quality, low-cost nutritional supplements & micro-greens and therapeutic mushrooms in capsules, an In Harmony, vibro-acoustic Sound Lounge & the Brain-Tap for sound healing to the max, Mind-Movies for re-programming your brain (& Life), all the way to eliminating credit card and mortgage debt. Or interested in a Conscious Community Network across the planet? That too is available. Just visit Store for these & more. And if you haven't already, won't you subscribe to A Better World's Youtube channel? Love to have you part of our community: https://www.youtube.com/c/abetterworldtvshow --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

Compassion comes in many forms. Sometimes we need a friend. Sometimes we need a protective warrior. Sometimes, a fierce kick in the rear (metaphorically). And sometimes we need to reduce our obstacles to Dharma practice. Chenrezig, the Lord of Compassion, emanates in countless forms to help all sentient beings, including a "good fortune" aspect. Does it seem counter-intuitive, that Buddhist practices include "good fortune" practices — especially when Buddha taught renunciation? Does it seem selfish to ask for Enlightened help with our obstacles such as poverty, stress, or resources? It shouldn't. Imagine if fully renounced monks are starving, unable to find a bowl of rice. How can they meditate? How can they practice Bodhichitta when they can't even find food for themselves? And how can the lay community support the monks when they can't feed themselves. Buddha Shakyamuni's Teachings "Practical"Buddha's teachings, demonstrated in thousands of sutras, are above all practical. He not only lofty Enlightened methods of practice, but he also taught "right livelihood." He demonstrated endless compassion and generosity — even faced with the serial killer, he took the time to bring him into the Dharma, and become one of his monks. One entire sutra is dedicated to the "householder" — even touching on loans and livelihood.  In later Mahayana and Tantra teachings, he gave us methods for meditating on prosperity, attracting "good fortune" methods, to help us on the path. For we laypeople, we do have to work and earn salaries and raise families — but the more stress we have in just "making a living" the less likely we'll find any time for mindfulness practice or any serious practices. Or, for those of us advancing along towards retirement, looking forward to our first multi-week retreat, will we have the resources to undertake our aspiration? Then, there are those generous people who tirelessly help people less fortunate — donating either time or money — they need "resources" to help others.It is for all of these reasons that Chenrezig — none other than the Bodhisattva of Compassion Avalokiteshvara — emanated as White Mahakala. Don't expect White Mahakala to make you a millionaire — or to help you win the lottery. His compassion is for serious Dharma practitioners. His practice helps us to help ourselves. His practice ensures we work harder. His practice is about setting the intention for prosperity — sufficient resources to allow us to practice both Bodhichitta and Wisdom practices both.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BuddhaWeekly)

The Lamrim teachings on the Three Principal Paths — it can be spelled Principal or Principle, either is correct with slightly different contexts — is considered the very essence of Buddha's teaching. (Therefore his Principles but also his Principal teachings.) The three are Renunciation, Bodhichitta, and Shunyata. How can I practice Renunciation, Bodhichitta, and Shunyata when I'm an ordinary layperson? How can I motivate myself to renounce attachments while still a layperson? In part one of this short series on the Three Principal Paths (Three Principle Paths), Venerable Zasep Rinpoche, in a wonderful and concise teaching, explains Renunciation for the ordinary lay practitioner. In practical terms, Rinpoche explains how to incorporate renunciation into modern life.  #ThreePrinciplePaths #ThreePrincipalPaths #Lamrim #Buddhism #TibetanBuddhismSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BuddhaWeekly)

Six Perfections (Skt. prajnaparamita) - The perfection of wisdom. The practiceof the perfection of wisdom is the primary practice of the bodhisattva. Bodhichitta - The altruistic mind of awakening. Bodhichitta is perhaps the single most important aspect of the Mahayana path. The term bodhichitta is comprised of two words, bodhi (Skt.) meaning awakened, and citta (Skt.) meaning mind; together they are commonly translated as, awakened mind or mind of enlightenment. The principle of bodhichitta is comprised of the two aspects of aspiration and intention, the aspiration to awaken, and the altruistic intention to do so for the sake of others. In other words, bodhichitta is the altruistic aspiration and determination to awaken in order to benefit others. SBT, the Secular Buddhist Tradition, is an international online Sangha established by Venerable Tenzin Tharpa as a spiritual community for like-minded friends. Friends dedicated to the study and practice of the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A community committed to goodness and improvement, embracing skillful living and a holistic spiritual lifestyle. In our teachings, we present the Buddha's dharma as neither a religion nor an exotic belief system. We share a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while emphasizing those concepts that we deem most illuminating, plausible, and potentially fruitful. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions regarding what to believe. For free Buddhist study material and to learn more about SBT visit our website at: http://SBTonline.org #buddhism #secularbuddhism #meditation #tibetanbuddhism #sbt

Mein/e Liebe/r, das Thema der heutigen Episode ist Bodhichitta - das erwachte Herz. Bodhichitta ist eine altruistische Haltung in der wir bestrebt sind, unser Handeln auf das Wohle aller Wesen ausrichten. Warum Bodhichitta in der heutigen Zeit so wichtig ist und wo diese Haltung ihren Ursprung hat, darüber spreche ich in der heutigen Folge . Ich wünsche Dir von Herzen ganz viel Freude und Inspiration beim Reinhören. Komm behütet durch den Tag, Deine Anita  

If you're interested in the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, you've surely heard the term "bodhichitta." It's supposed to be the aspiration behind all of our dharma practice -- but what does it actually mean? "Bodhichitta" (also spelled bodhicitta) means the aspiration to wake up fully (i.e., realize our buddhahood or "become enlightened") in order to help everyone else wake up, too. The practices we do with this motivation might look similar to what we'd do if we just wanted more happiness in our lives: cultivating mindfulness and compassion, for example. But if we're practicing not just to alleviate our own unhappiness but ultimately to alleviate everyone else's, too, we can find more motivation to keep going when practice gets tough. Want to learn more about the core teachings of Buddhism? Check out my free course by email: https://bit.ly/4NTsBuddh --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buddhist-wisdom/message

Today on Living For Growth - We discover what Bodhichitta is, and how to use loving kindness to find more compassion and enlightenment for ourselves and others in our day to day. Every Sunday we talk about important self development topics to take with one another on our journey of growth. This is a community, and we welcome each and every person into the tribe

Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins this teaching, recorded on July 25, 2021, at Kopan Monastery in Nepal, by reminding us that the perfect human rebirth doesn't last long. This body is like a machine—breathing in and out—and can stop at any time. Why does the body keep working? Karma. How long the breath lasts is also due to karma. It can stop at any time, we have to remember this. Some students have even died while using the bathroom. It can happen at any time, and when you don't expect it, so while you are still breathing, make your life most beneficial for others by doing everything with bodhichitta. The two basic practices in your life should be the two bodhichittas: absolute bodhichitta and conventional bodhichitta. Bodhichitta is the two wishes; one is the wish to benefit sentient beings, and one is the wish to achieve enlightenment. The real purpose of life is to benefit numberless sentient beings, to free them from suffering and bring them to enlightenment by yourself. Therefore, you need to achieve enlightenment. This is the motivation for listening to the teachings. It is so important to know that samsaric pleasures are actually the suffering of change. Most students meditate on the suffering of pain, but they don't meditate on how samsaric pleasures are in the nature of suffering, or on pervasive compounding suffering. This third type of suffering, the pervasive compounding suffering, is the most important to meditate on; it is the suffering of samsara. When you are free of this type of suffering, you become free from the other two sufferings, the suffering of pain and the suffering of change. As Rinpoche mentioned yesterday, quoting from Lama Chopa verses 87cd-88ab, you have to renounce the thought of seeing samsara as a beautiful park: "Please bless me to generate a strong wish to be liberated From the endless and terrifying great ocean of samsara." "Having renounced the thought seeing samsara, Which is difficult to bear like being in prison, as a beautiful park," You have to abandon this thought of the hallucinated mind. If there were no negative imprints left on the mental continuum by ignorance, there would be no projection of a real I. Rinpoche explains how the thought focuses on the aggregates—form, feeling, cognition, compositional factors, and consciousness—and that is the phenomenon or base that is merely labeled "I." When that happens, it is extremely fine, so subtle, Rinpoche emphasizes. It is not that the I doesn't exist. The I exists, but it is like it doesn't exist. The negative imprints left by ignorance on the continuation of our consciousness decorate the I that just now was merely imputed, projecting true existence, existing from its own side. So we think, “This is real. This is true!” Believing, holding onto that—that is ignorance. As you are creating ignorance, you are creating the root of samsara, the root of all suffering. This is from ignorance holding the I as truly existent. Your hallucinated mind also makes up pleasure. If you check up on samsaric pleasure, you can see it is the basis of all suffering. Your mind labels it as pleasure. In reality, it is a hallucination, made up by the mind according to the different things an individual wants. Traveling, drugs, sex, going into the mountains—these various things are labeled pleasure according to the individual, but in reality there is nothing there at all. You have to recognize the hallucination as a hallucination. If you don't look at the dream as a dream, you believe it is real. Then all of the problems of anger, ignorance, and attachment, all the delusions, arise. -- For links to this teaching's transcript, translations, and practice resources: https://fpmt.org/lama-zopa-rinpoche-news-and-advice/advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche/renounce-the-thought-seeing-samsara-as-a-beautiful-park/

Robert A.F. Thurman is joined in this episode by Non-Sectarian Vajrayana Master Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche for a dialog on everyday spirituality and the value of practicing and preserving the esoteric traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Opening with a recommendation of Khentrul Rinpoche's "The Realm of Shambhala A Complete Vision for Humanity's Perfection" Professor Thurman interviews the third incarnation of the Kalachakra adept Ngawang Chözin Gyatso about his personal experiences as a reincarnate Tulku teaching and leading the inspiring non-sectarian movement of Buddhism down under in exile in Australia. Podcast includes: a short overview of Kalachakra translations and practice, an introduction to the myth and symbolism of the Kingdrom of Shambhala, a discussion of Bodhichitta and the difficulty of translating Western materialist concepts of spirituality, religion and creator gods into Tibetan.

In this short teaching, Geshe Sonam Ngodup explains to us about the benefits of Bodhichitta by quoting a verse from Chapter 1 of Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra or Bodhicaryāvatāra (Tib. བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའི་སྤྱོད་པ་ལ་འཇུག་པ་ byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa). Geshe la teaches in Tibetan and his teachings are translated by Venerable Khedrup. More Benefits of Bodhicitta །བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་སྐྱེས་གྱུར་ན་སྐད་ཅིག་གིས། The moment an awakening mind arises །འཁོར་བའི་བཙོན་རར་བསྡམས་པའི་ཉམ་ཐག་རྣམས། In those fettered and weak in the prison of cyclic existence །བདེ་གཤེགས་རྣམས་ཀྱི་སྲས་ཞེས་བརྗོད་བྱ་ཞིང་། T hey will be named a child of the Sugatas །འཇིག་རྟེན་ལྷ་མིར་བཅས་པས་ཕྱག་བྱར་འགྱུར། And will be revered by both devas and humans of the world Visit our Facebook page for more teachings by Geshe Sonam Ngodup and English translator Ven. Jamyang Khedrup https://www.facebook.com/LamaYesheLing/ More about our teachers: https://lamayesheling.org/teachers-and-facilitators/ To know more about our upcoming programs, please subscribe to our newsletter at https://community.lamayesheling.org/civicrm/mailing/subscribe

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Cultivating awakened heart mind or Bodhichitta can be tricky and challenging.  It is more important than ever to find understanding in the challenges of our life experiences and how to navigate those rough waters.  When we endeavor to share the merits of our awakening with and for all begins what do we do about those who have treated us poorly and have wronged us?  It's kickoff time for the Super Bowl of Bodhichitta meet me on the 50 yard line.  As always, please email if I can be of help or assistance Urgyenpawo@gmail.com If you would like to participate in the 28-Day Meditation Program go to www.Cultivatemeditation.academy and use the promo code STARTNOW to get started for just $19 (one time fee)