# Discovering Buddhism: How to Develop Bodhicitta with Gus Cutz

Discovering Buddhism: How to Develop Bodhicitta with Gus Cutz at Shantideva Center, Wednesday 4 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: $0–30
- Venue: Shantideva Center, 6th Avenue 432, 11215
- Go to page: https://shantidevanyc.org/programs/study/db/how-to-develop-bodhicitta/

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A session of the five-week course 'How to Develop Bodhicitta', part of the Discovering Buddhism series, held online via Zoom. It is taught by Gus Cutz, an FPMT-certified teacher with some 25 years of Buddhist practice who has facilitated the series since 2012, and explores how to develop the mind of bodhicitta, the wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. The course covers step-by-step instructions, meditations on exchanging self for others, the 18 bodhisattva vows, and distinctions between often-confused concepts such as self-esteem and self-cherishing. Students may join at any point in the cycle.

## Dates

- Wednesday 4 November 19:00 — Shantideva Center
- Wednesday 11 November 19:00 — Shantideva Center
- Wednesday 18 November 19:00 — Shantideva Center
- Wednesday 25 November 19:00 — Shantideva Center
- Wednesday 2 December 19:00 — Shantideva Center

Written by a model, sources: [shantidevanyc.org](https://shantidevanyc.org/programs/study/db/how-to-develop-bodhicitta/)

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