A Bodhicitta Practice -- Pema Chödrön
The word for loving-kindness in Sanskrit is maitri. Maitri is also translated as unconditional friendliness. So each time you say to yourself “thinking,” you are cultivating that unconditional friendliness toward whatever arises in your mind.
Pema Chodron • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)
May I be peaceful, happy, and light in body and spirit. May I be safe and free from injury. May I be free from anger, afflictions, fear, and anxiety. May I learn to look at myself with the eyes of understanding and love. May I be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and happiness in myself. May I learn to identify and see the sources of ang
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Mahayana5 Buddhism talks about bodhicitta, which means “awakened heart” or “courageous heart.” Bodhicitta has the qualities of gentleness, precision, and openness, being able just to let go and open up. Specifically, the purpose of tonglen is to awaken or cultivate bodhicitta, to awaken your heart or cultivate your courageous heart. It’s like water
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“What does bodhicitta look like?” These four qualities—of understanding; of acting to benefit self and others; of generating and offering compassion to myself and to others; as well as the aspiration, the deep vow, to always be there by the side of those in need—are bodhicitta in action.