Bodhicitta

In Buddhism, , "enlightenment-mind", is the mind that strives toward awakening, empathy, and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Quotes

 * Ratnākara, you should understand that an upright mind is the pure land of the bodhisattva. When the bodhisattva attains, then beings who are free of flattery will be born in his country. A deeply searching mind is the pure land of the bodhisattva. When he attains Buddhahood, beings who are endowed with blessings will be born in his country. A mind that aspires to or enlightenment is the pure land of the bodhisattva. When he attains Buddhahood, beings dedicated to the Great Vehicle will be born in his country.
 * Gautama Buddha to Ratnākara, on the practices carried out by bodhisattva in purifying the lands. Vimalakirti Sutra, Chapter I, as translated by, , 2000, ISBN: 0231106572.


 * Bodhicitta is the medicine which revives and gives life to every sentient being who even hears of it. When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product.
 * Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, The Path to Tranquility: Daily Wisdom (1998) edited by Renuka Singh


 * Above all, you must constantly train your mind to be loving, compassionate, and filled with Bodhicitta.
 * Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol, The Life of Shabkar: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin, translated by Matthieu Ricard (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994), p. 541.