Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors.
About this talk. In this 46-minute teaching from 1989, TBI presents Nāgārjuna’s core teaching on bodhicitta, the awakening heart that seeks enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. The talk establishes why generating this aspiration is paramount—it is the king of all virtuous practices and the gateway to Buddhahood. TBI then systematically develops the rationale for cherishing sentient beings: first, by recognizing their kindness in providing food, shelter, and clothing throughout countless past lives; second, by understanding that every spiritual attainment—from arhatship to Buddhahood itself—ultimately depends on compassion cultivated in relation to suffering sentient beings. He traces the causal chain backwards from enlightenment through bodhisattvas, the Buddha, the Dharma, and shows that sentient beings are the root of all virtue. The teaching concludes by contrasting our Buddha-nature—innate potential for awakening—with the conditions needed to activate it: conviction, listening to teachings, understanding, and repeated meditation. Aimed at practitioners developing the Mahāyāna path.
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Teacher: TBI (duplicate – KR Thought Tranformation 1989)
Collection: Sun's Radiance (TBI (duplicate – KR Thought Tranformation 1989))
Date: 1989-10-10
Recorded at: Buddha House Adelaide
Words: ~2,824