Calming the Mind and Opening the Heart: Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Chapter 8 with Gen Don Handrick

Learn how to develop meditative concentration to calm our minds, and how to use the meditation on exchanging our self-concern with altruistic concern to open our hearts and dedicate our lives fully to the welfare of all beings.

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Navigating the Self and Others through Contemplation: Teachings on Seven-Point Mind Training with Geshe Sherab

Mind training (lojong) is a method for transforming our usual state of self-involvement into a more compassionate, big-hearted one in which we naturally hold others dear. Geshe Sherab teaches on Seven-Point Mind Training, a beloved text that has inspired volumes of commentaries illuminating its wisdom.

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