11 How to Develop Bodhichitta – Discovering Buddhism
Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by in Buddhism
dharmicjourney.blogspot.com “Awakening the limitless potential of your mind, achieving all peace and happiness.” This thirteen-part teaching series touches on all the vital points of Tibetan Buddhism as presented in the Gelug Lineage of the Dalai Lama’s tradition. Hosted by Richard Gere and Keanu Reeves, the series includes teachings with some of the great Tibetan lamas of our time as well as experienced Western teachers. Each video also contains personal interviews with student …
Related
Reveloot: Worship CD Giveaway! »
Handmade and Unique Clothing and Accessories, Original Fine Art Sculptures, One-of-a-Kind Handmade Handbags and Luggage, Exotic Musical Instruments, Exotic and Handmade Home Decor, Unique Wall Hangings and ExoticTapestries, Exotic Handmade Collectibles, Hand-Crafted Unique Furniture from Around the World
Israel catalog
6 Comments
JamesBuddha
04. Dec, 2009
Buddhism makes me happy
ClearMindDontKnow
04. Dec, 2009
So you breath in the suffering of a loved one, then breath out compassion and kindness. You do this with a stranger and then with an enemy, and then with all sentient beings. Over time, metta/tonglen meditation will open your heart and give rise to compassion, metta and the wish for all beings to attain enlightenment. And that’s what’s known as bodhicitta, the “enlightened mind.” Metta meditation is a part of my Sunday practice :-)
ClearMindDontKnow
04. Dec, 2009
Meditation on loving-kindness (variously called “metta” or “tonglen” meditation, depending on school) is a great way to cultivate bodhicitta. It’s the process the Venerable Ribur Rinpoche was talking about. It involves meditating on taking on all the suffering of all the realms onto your self with each in-breath, and then sending out compassion, love and kindness with each out-breath. Oftentimes one will start small – with a loved one, a stranger and then an enemy, and then the entire cosmos.
october4891647
04. Dec, 2009
Maybe you just had a headstart on non-attachment :)
teamshintaichi
04. Dec, 2009
me too. IDK why I got to buddhism but I’m happy I have. I am very self centered though and I don’t care about a lot of things. I need to learn how to develope my boddhichita.
goochieguy
04. Dec, 2009
i have needed to work on this for quite a while!…i am naturally very inclined towards buddhism, and need to develop boddhichitta more.
thank you for posting these remarkable videos!
Leave a reply