Cultivating Compassion
Methods for cultivating compassion that wishes all sentient beings to be free from suffering and its causes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Apologizing and forgiving
How to engage in apologizing and forgiving as part of the practice of compassion.
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Working with Conflict and Making Requests
Exploring ways to handle conflict situations, and how to skillfully make requests of others to…
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Empathy and humor
The importance of offering empathy to ourselves and others to bring connection and ease of…
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The importance of empathic listening
How listening is different from just hearing, and how we can cultivate the skill of…
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Considering perceived threats and needs
How to assess and work with our feelings and needs in situations where we perceive…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Embracing common humanity
A talk about the practice of equalizing self and others, its benefits, and overcoming fear…
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Self-compassion
What self-compassion is and what it is not, plus a discussion on obstacles to self-compassion…
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Compassion, empathy, and attachment
Guided meditations on compassion, the difference between compassion and empathy, and compassion practice in Mahayana…
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When compassion arises
A talk about what compassion is, where the word comes from, and what happens when…
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Identifying our feelings
How to identify our emotions and distinguish them from thoughts and why it's important.
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Compassionate communication
How to bring compassion to our communication and how to look at situations objectively without…
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