The Buddhist concept of near enemies describes virtues close but not quite the real thing. Understanding them leads to wisdom and true action.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Starting Your Meditation With The 7-Branch Mahayana Prayer| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Om mani padme hum, translated as ‘jewel in the lotus,’ is a compassion mantra containing the essence of all dharma within its 6 syllables.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most well-known sutra of Mahayana Buddhism, describing the heart of the teachings of the Perfection of Wisdom.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Understanding Hinayana and Mahayana, the major Buddhist schools of thought, helps us differentiate between the primary branches of Buddhism.| Mindworks
The classic mind training verse ‘drive all blames into one’ teaches us to look for the one single source of our suffering, our own mind.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The lojong mind training slogans are brief pith statements that serve as mindfulness reminders for integrating meditation in our daily lives.| Mindworks
Bodhicitta, awakened heart, inspires us to follow the Buddhist path to the very end to help free not just ourselves but all beings everywhere.| Mindworks
Compassion and bodhicitta are related, but there is a difference. Understanding how bodhicitta evolves can help us encourage the process.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
In Buddhism, the middle way is a descriptor of skillful, beneficial practices and behaviors that inform the Buddhist worldview.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path