▁conscious ▁effort . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁is ▁faith , ▁taking ▁refuge , ▁and ▁ar ous ing ▁bod h ic it ta . ▁▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁many ▁methods ▁for ▁developing ▁un cont riv ed ▁Bod h ic it ta ▁given ▁in ▁Mah ā y ā na ▁teach ings ▁are : ▁ ▁A . ▁So ▁as ▁to ▁ar ouse ▁Bod h ic it ta , ▁the ▁main ▁aspect , ▁the ▁Four ▁Im me as ur ables ▁( Bra hm av ih ara ) ▁cont empl ation ▁and ▁practice : ▁ ▁Im me as urable ▁Equ anim ity ▁( U pe k ṣ ā ) ▁ ▁Im me as urable ▁L oving - Kind ness ▁( M ait r ī ), ▁ ▁Im me as urable ▁Com pass ion ▁( Kar un ā ), ▁ ▁Im me as urable ▁Joy ▁in ▁the ▁Good ▁Fort une ▁of ▁O thers ▁( M ud ita ), ▁and ▁ ▁B . ▁So ▁as ▁to ▁asp ire ▁Bod h ic it ta : ▁ ▁The ▁L oj ong ▁( mind ▁training ) ▁practices : ▁ ▁O thers ▁as ▁equal ▁to ▁self : ▁Ex ch anging ▁self ▁and ▁others : ▁( T ong len ) ▁the ▁S ending ▁and ▁Rece iving ▁while ▁breath ing ▁practice , ▁ ▁O thers ▁as ▁more ▁important : ▁View ing ▁all ▁other ▁sent ient ▁be ings ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁our ▁moth ers ▁in ▁infinite ▁past ▁lives , ▁and ▁feeling ▁grat itude ▁for ▁the ▁many ▁occasions ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁taken ▁care ▁of ▁us . ▁ ▁C .