Bodhicitta

I originally came to Buddhism as a result of a Near Death Experience, or what I now call the Bodhicitta Awakening of arousing the mind of enlightenment.

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I originally came to Buddhism as a result of a Near Death Experience, or what I now call the Bodhicitta Awakening of arousing the mind of enlightenment.

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Without this view of the illusion-like nature of all, our efforts to practice the Bodhisattva path are afflicted -- by grasping at truly existent sentient beings, we may even developed afflicted Bodhicitta.

Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary 2010

The main subject of this tantric text is the meaning of the wisdom of ultimate Bodhicitta (the objective clear light) which in tantra is focused upon by the innate subtle meaning clear light mind, i.e., the tathagatagarbha, Buddha nature.

Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary 2010

Finally, His Holiness reviews stanzas 72-84 of Nagarjuna's Commentary on Bodhicitta as a preliminary to the ceremony for conferring the aspirational Bodhisattva vows.

Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary 2010

Holiness discusses the etymology of Bodhicitta, noting that the Bodhisattva path relies on the analytical power of intelligence to transform the mind through purification of afflictions/obscurations and attainment of realizations of ultimate reality.

Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary 2010

The wisdom realizing emptiness is only ultimate Bodhicitta when conjoined with the conventional Bodhicitta that is set out in the second paragraph of Nagarjuna�s text, which His Holiness explains through two interpretations of the awakening mind's aspirations to free, save, relieve, and help all sentient beings.

Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary 2010

Bodhicitta, Nagarjuna addresses intelligent students who require evidence that enlightenment is possible before they can generate the awakening mind aspiring to benefit all beings.

Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary 2010

Turning to Kamalashila's text which sets out the prerequisites for calm abiding and special insight meditation on conventional Bodhicitta and the wisdom of Emptiness, His Holiness discusses the mental states that arise spontaneously (afflictive emotions which disturb the mind) to dominate our physical and verbal actions.

Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary 2010