An Open-Hearted Life
Teachings on "An Open-Hearted Life" given at Sravasti Abbey’s monthly Sharing the Dharma Day since April 2017.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Reaching out with compassion
How extending yourself to another living being pulls you outside yourself and opens the door…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Connecting with compassion
The importance of having compassionate individuals in our lives, who can inspire our own practice…
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The importance of regular practice
The benefits of a regular meditation practice, the obstacles that may arise and how to…
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The four immeasurables
The four immeasurables—love, compassion, joy and equanimity—present a way to relate to other living beings…
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Compassionate thinking and mentalizing
To develop compassion, we want to nurture beneficial and realistic ways of thinking and avoid…
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Compassion and empathy
How empathy is a core component of compassion, both in being able to feel compassion…
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Working with judgement and partiality
A look at the source of our judgement and bias, its influence on interactions, and…
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Self-compassion
What it means to have self-compassion and how it helps to cultivate compassion for others.…
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Exchanging self and others and taking and giving
How the taking and giving meditation is a powerful tool for eradicating self-centeredness and cultivating…
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Rules of the universe and the benefits of cherishing...
How to identify our personal "Rules of the Universe" and their connection to the self-centered…
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The disadvantages of self-centeredness
Decreasing self-centeredness broadens our view beyond ourselves and changes our relationship with others and the…
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Venerable Thubten Samten The kindness of others
Contemplating the kindness of others promotes a feeling of being connected and establishes a firm…
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