Speaker: Suzy Greanias. Suzy addresses the importance of learning how to train the mind in order to cultivate bodhicitta. When we become aware of our thoughts and of the circumstances that generate them, we recognize that they are temporary and dependent on causes and conditions. This leads us to realize that we don't need to identify with them. Meditation and contemplation train the mind to recognize how our habitual responses and concepts merely obscure the true nature of our mind. Contemplating the four immeasurables, beginning with equanimity, gives us the spaciousness to cultivate the wisdom, equanimity and patience necessary to arouse bodhicitta.