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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A.L. - May 29, 2023
A.L. Gratitude for the Dharma
A. L. reflects on how prison has afforded her time to reflect on her spiritual…
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J. D.
- May 29, 2023
Gathas for daily life
An incarcerated person is inspired by the writing of Thich Nhat Hanh.
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A. L.
- May 29, 2023
Dealing with difficult changes
A woman in prison uses a mind training prompt to deal with a difficult situation.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Good Karma: Serving others instead of exploiting them
How to overcome miserliness and being mistreated by others.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Sravasti Abbey Monastics My time in prison
A Sravasti Abbey volunteer confronts his preconceptions on what prison life is like.
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The faults of self-centeredness
How self-centeredness creates problems in our lives, and the actual method of exchanging self and…
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Living a life that matters
How to overcome the eight worldly concerns and generate bodhicitta.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Seeing kindness everywhere
By recognizing the kindness all around us we will open our hearts to everyone.
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Overcoming partiality
By recognizing our differences are superficial we can overcome our partiality and biases.
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