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In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhicitta ("aspiration to enlightenment" or "the thought of awakening") is the mind (citta) that is aimed at awakening (bodhi) through wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Bodhicitta is the defining quality of the Mahayana bodhisattva (a being striving towards Buddhahood) and the act of giving rise to bodhicitta (bodhicittotpāda) is what makes a bodhisattva a bodhisattva. Bodhicitta is the generative cause of a bodhisattva's eventual Buddhahood. The Daśabhūmika Sūtra explains that the arising of bodhicitta is the first step in the bodhisattva's career.

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The Non-Duality of Duality and Non-Duality

Serial: TL-00677

ADZG Monday Night,
Dharma Talk

Duality, Attachment, Way-Seeking Mind, Harmonizing
Oct 19 2020
Zoom

Bodhisattva Precepts and Current Relevance

Serial: TL-00676

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Buddha Mind, Bell, Way-Seeking Mind, Ordinary Mind, Zazen Mind
Oct 11 2020
Zoom

Awakening Through Zen and Poetry

Serial: EB-00226

Joining the Tassajara practice period; reminiscences of the first Tassajara practice period; kitchen practice and the Tenzokyokun;

Practice Period, Way-Seeking Mind, Tenzo, Zendo, Ordinary Mind
Nov 02 2010

My Way As A Teacher

Serial: BZ-02129

Berkeley Zen Center - A garden that is cultivated, Saturday Lecture

Eihei Shingi, Way-Seeking Mind, Teacher-and-Student, Lotus Sutra, Bell, training,...
Oct 02 2010
Berkeley Zen Center

Embrace Activity for True Enlightenment

Serial: EB-00228V

Short introduction to meditation.

Way-Seeking Mind
Oct 02 2009

Zendo Opening and Martin Luther King Day

Serial: TL-00181

ADZG Monday Night,
Dharma Talk

Tenzo, Way-Seeking Mind, Right Effort, Intention
Jan 19 2009
ADZG Temple

Awakening Through Lifes Inner Battles

Letting Go, Intention, Way-Seeking Mind, Emotions, Thich Nhat Hanh
Sep 28 2008

Zazen, Sanshimopo, and Doshin: Foundations of Practice

Serial: BZ-01112

Shikantaza, Guidance, and Way-Seeking Mind, Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Zazen, Way-Seeking Mind, Ego, Continuous Practice, Teacher-and-Student,...
Feb 02 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Teachers and Students

Bell, Way-Seeking Mind, Silence, Demons
Aug 27 2006

It's Just Food!

Culture, Ordinary Mind, Money, Way-Seeking Mind, Lay
Jul 16 2006

Seeking the Way in Everyday Life

Way-Seeking Mind, Ordinary Mind, Daily Life, Tenzo, Practice Period
May 18 2006

Embracing Imperfection, Cultivating Wisdom

Patience, Addiction, Way-Seeking Mind, Impermanence
Jul 31 2005

Embracing Impermanence in Everyday Wisdom

Patience, Addiction, Way-Seeking Mind, Impermanence
Jul 31 2005

Way Seeking Mind Pt. 4

Serial: BZ-00588

Lecture, second half of part 4

Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice...
Mar 15 2005
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

Way Seeking Mind Pt. 3

Serial: BZ-00589

Lecture

Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Building, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...
Mar 14 2005

Way Seeking Mind

Serial: SF-00044

The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi.

Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,...
Mar 13 2005
2
Tassajara

Way Seeking Mind Pt. 2

Serial: BZ-00590

Lecture

Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Monastic Practice, Priest, Fundraising,...
Mar 13 2005

Way Seeking Mind Pt. 1

Serial: BZ-00591

Lecture 1 of 4

Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, War, Platform Sutra, Hate, Building, Posture,...
Mar 08 2005
1
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

Mindful Tasting, Authentic Living

Ceremony, Desire, Peace, Way-Seeking Mind, Big Mind
Nov 07 2004

Presence in Every Raisin Moment

Ceremony, Desire, Peace, Way-Seeking Mind, Big Mind
Nov 07 2004

Way Seeking Mind

Serial: BZ-01273

Approaching his 75th Birthday (July 9th), Saturday Lecture

Way-Seeking Mind, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission,...
Jul 03 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Paths: Persevere and Empower

Ego, Way-Seeking Mind, Faith, Tenzo, Hate
Aug 04 1999

Embrace Uncertainty With Courage

Ego, Way-Seeking Mind, Faith, Tenzo, Hate
Aug 04 1999

Authenticity Through Mindful Existence

Posture, Way-Seeking Mind, Delusion, Don't Know Mind, Beginners
Jun 07 1999

Embrace Imperfection, Seek the Way

Way-Seeking Mind, Thich Nhat Hanh, Faith, Letting Go, Sixth Patriarch
Jun 21 1997

Mindfulness in a Single Chip

Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Way-Seeking Mind, Buddha Nature...
Jun 03 1997

Sincere Living Beyond Conformity

Way-Seeking Mind, Don't Know Mind, Passions, Peace, Priest
Jun 01 1997

Autobiographical: Beatnik Generation

Serial: BZ-00790A

Saturday Lecture

Way-Seeking Mind, Priest, Doubt, Priest-and-Lay, New Year, Religion, Precepts,...
Oct 05 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

September 12th, 1994, Serial No. 00099

Way-Seeking Mind, Doubt, Six Realms, resistance, Samsara
Sep 12 1994

Zen: Embracing Life's Inherent Challenges

Lay, Lotus Sutra, Yaoshan, Thich Nhat Hanh, Way-Seeking Mind
May 24 1993

The Joy of Inner Presence

Harmonizing, Money, Thich Nhat Hanh, Way-Seeking Mind, Concentration
Aug 01 1990

Wholehearted Engagement in Every Moment

Concentration, Faith, training, Way-Seeking Mind, Passions
Jul 31 1990

Striving Amid Imperfect Paths

Way-Seeking Mind, Faith, Dragons, Commitment, Offering
Jul 29 1990

Zen's Dance of Teacher and Student

Way-Seeking Mind, realization, Thich Nhat Hanh, Avalokiteshvara
Apr 19 1990

Awakening Through Zens Living Lessons

Way-Seeking Mind, realization, Thich Nhat Hanh, Religion
1990

Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: BZ-00412A

Saturday Lecture

Way-Seeking Mind, Priest, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Vow, Samsara, Nirvana,...
Jun 22 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: SF-05361

Saturday Lecture Of March Sesshin
Saturday, March 28, 1970
San Francisco

Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Monastic Practice, Peace
Mar 28 1970
City Center

Way-Seeking Mind, Part III

Serial: SR-00194

Winter Sesshin, Day 3, Lecture No. 3
Monday, December 1, 1969
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Bodhisattva Vow, Big Mind, difficulty, Vow, heart, Monks,...
Dec 01 1969
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind, Part II

Serial: SR-00266

Winter Sesshin Lecture No. 2
Sunday, November 30, 1969
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind, Intention,...
Nov 30 1969
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind, Part I

Serial: SR-00267

Winter Sesshin, Lecture No. 1
Saturday, November 29, 1969
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind, Sesshin, reality, Faith
Nov 29 1969
Tassajara

In Our Way of Zen, We Emphasize the Way-Seeking Mind

Serial: SF-05101B

Tape 2 Summer Sesshin 1965 Tuesday July 27 - transcribed August 1965 Tape 2 Side 2 Tuesday July 27 6pm lecture Reverend Suzuki [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were...

Sesshin, Bodhisattva, Way-Seeking Mind, Interview, training, Faith
Jul 27 1965
6:00pm
Sokoji