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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Freedom behind bars
Inspiring stories and reflections on the Prison Dharma Outreach program.
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Small city, big heart
Report on an international seminar and symposium on compassion and peace education in Brazil.
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What’s love got to do with it?
Exploring the true meaning of happiness and how generating love for others helps us to…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Education in compassion and peace
I am glad to learn that the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA) in Brazil is…
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Geshe Gendun Samdup Aspiring bodhicitta
Focusing on aspiring bodhicitta: preliminaries to its generation and its characteristics.
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Power of water, power of the mind
The importance of caring for our planet out of respect for those who depend on…
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Shanti - Apr 28, 2025
Shanti We are the same
After arriving in India at the beginning of the year, I went to a spiritual…
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Dharma questions and answers
Venerable Thubten Chodron answers questions on a variety of Dharma topics from her experience.
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Identifying our buttons
Learning to work with our sensitivities and the power of forgiveness.
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Cultivating inner peace
How transforming our mind enables us to create peace in a chaotic world.
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Contemplating the faults of anger
Two faults of anger to contemplate and why Buddhahood depends on even cockroaches.
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