compassion

Compassion is the wish for sentient beings to be free from suffering and its causes. Posts include teachings and meditations on how to develop and increase compassion.

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Basic goodness

The relationship between buddha nature and basic goodness, different ways to show compassion, and how…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

How to keep meditation interesting

Discussion on topics such as how afflictions develop, the meaning of clarity and awareness, describing…

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A wood craving of a sun above the word Awaken.
By Incarcerated People

Glad to be here

A person in prison tells the story of how he happened to be in the…

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

Renunciation and compassion

The mind at death, the nourishing of karma, and how renunciation and compassion are two…

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

Emptiness of self

Understanding unfamiliar concepts in the teaching: the mind, the self, and emptiness of the self.

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

Love, compassion, and wisdom

It is through the three higher trainings (discipline, meditation and wisdom) that we overcome the…

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

Introduction

Introductory teaching on the life history of Nagarjuna, cyclic existence, karma, bodhicitta, and the meaning…

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Venerable Chodron in South India with the reincarnation of her teacher, Ling Rinpoche.
Working with Emotions

Cultivating emotional balance

Focusing on our own problems only makes them worse. Expanding our view to consider other…

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Cigarettes stacked neatly with the top one burning
On Addiction

An appeal to Linda

A heartfelt plea to a loved one to stop smoking cigarettes.

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Orange streaks in a cloudy sky as the sun sets.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 111-113

Examining how karma is not inherently existent, many causes and conditions the are involved to…

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Monk walking toward the large, transparent head of a buddha.
On Cultivating Wisdom

Patience with the path

Changing the world by working on one moment, one thought, one emotion at a time.

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Bhutanese prayer flags.
Refuge in the Three Jewels

Taking refuge

The qualities of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha as well as the many benefits of…

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