How to develop compassion
06 108 Verses in Praise of Great Compassion (2021)
Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) 
108 Verses on Compassion 
Sep 28, 2021 A series of teachings on One Hundred and Eight Verses Praising Great Compassion called A Precious Crystal Rosary by Bhikshu Lobsang Tayang given during an online week-long course. This concluding teaching covers verses 18-21.
- How to develop compassion
- The connection between loving-kindness and compassion
- Taming our mind protects us and makes way for compassion
- Compassion grows stronger the more we work to develop it
- Wisdom prevents discouragement while generating compassion
- Compassion arises after seeing how others have benefited us
- Verse 19: Without compassion one can only attain individual liberation
- Verse 20: Compassion enables one to attain full awakening and benefit all beings
- Verse 21: Some misunderstand compassion to mean it will result in more suffering
- Questions and answers
The first teaching in this series:
Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal)
Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) is a prominent scholar who earned a Geshe Lharampa degree in Buddhism and Philosophy from Drepung Monastic University in 1992. He also holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from Panjab University in Chandigarh, India. Author of several books on Buddhism, Geshe Tenzin Chodrak was also professor of Philosophy at Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Varanasi, India for seven years. In addition, he has been the Spiritual Director of Losel Shedrup Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center, Knoxville, USA. Due to his facility in both Tibetan and English, he is interpreter and speaker for numerous conferences exploring the interface of Buddhism with modern science, Western philosophy, and psychology and other religious traditions on both a national and international level. Geshela’s language ability has also enabled him to serve as an auxiliary language translator for His Holiness and Dalai Lama throughout the world. As a published author and translator, Geshela’s credits include a Tibetan translation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Power of Compassion, a language manual, Learn English through Tibetan, and a critical work on Tsongkhapa’s Speech of Gold. Geshela lived and worked at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Atlanta, Georgia, where he prepared a six-year curriculum in Modern Science to be used in Tibetan monasteries and nunneries. Geshe Tenzin Chodrak is also on the Sravasti Abbey Advisory Board.
