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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Cultivating Compassion

Compassion for a happier mind for Turkey

How caring for others improves our own and others’ lives. A talk given for the…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Eight excellent qualities of the buddha jewel

Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the Buddha Jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…

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Working with Emotions

Addressing negative emotions

Using difficulties as a reminder of cyclic existence and learning to transform negative emotions.

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Ethics in the Modern World

What is Happiness? (Part 1)

Happiness is a result of acting in an ethical way and living with compassion.

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Ethics in the Modern World

What is Happiness? (Part 2)

As our scientific knowledge advances, it's important to keep ethical conduct as our focus.

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Ethics in the Modern World

What is Happiness? (Part 3)

Happiness comes from our perspective, not from external sense objects or people.

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Stages of the Path

Refuge and the excellent qualities of the Buddha

Explaining how the three jewels are worthy objects of refuge, teaching from Chapter 9.

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