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Teachings
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Washington, New Jersey
A teaching given prior to a ceremony for generating the mind of enlightenment (bodhicitta).
Topics: Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A talk on how compassion and universal responsibility lead to a peaceful world
Tags: peace, religion, compassion, universal responsibility
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The development of compassion as the key to a happier and more successful world
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Melbourne, Australia, May 1992
Compassion as the core value of all the world's religions
Topics: Contemporary Issues > Religious Tolerance
Tags: spirituality, religion, compassion
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bloomington, Indiana, USA 1999
A commentary on Chapter 8—the chapter titled "Meditation"—of Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life)
Tags: Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara, compassion, mind training (lojong), equanimity, attachment, self-cherishing, cherishing others, meditation
Chapters:
Bodhicaryavatara Commentary: Index of Teachings •
Section One: August 20th AM •
Section Two: August 20th PM •
Section Three: August 21st AM •
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Santa Monica, CA USA 1989
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave these preliminary teachings at the Kalachakra Initiation, 1989.
