Continuing our series on Awakening the Heart, this month we're exploring the Buddhist path of the bodhisattva through the cultivation of bodhicitta - the awakened heart-mind that forms the foundation of compassionate living.
Drawing from Mahayana Buddhist teachings, we also take a look at Lojong (mind training), the Tibetan Buddhist contemplative practice that can be used as a powerful framework for developing genuine compassion.
Highlights include:
- Cultivating the open-hearted attitude of enlightened ones (Bodhisattvas)
- Two types of Bodhicitta
- Paramitas (Perfections)
- Short history and details of Lojong
- Unpacking of the First Lojong statement: Train the Preliminaries
- Tips for working with the Lojong phrases
Mentioned on the show:
- Judy Lief's online Lojong translation and commentary: https://judylief.com/offerings/slogans-of-atisha/
- Norman Fischer's "Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong" https://bookshop.org/p/books/training-in-compassion-zen-teachings-on-the-practice-of-lojong-norman-fischer/9663817?ean=9781611800401&next=t
- VIA Character Strengths & Virtues: https://www.viacharacter.org/
- Dalai Lama Poem "This Precious Human Life" https://mountainsangha.org/a-precious-human-life/
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