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 Nonviolence and compassion
A student responds to Venerable Thubten Chodron's talk on the causes and effects of war.
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Our game plan in a time of war
How to work with the emotions that arise in our minds in response to the…
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Pleasing sentient beings
Reading Verses 131-134 of Chapter 6, explaining what it means to please sentient beings and…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
An in-depth discussion of the two types of bodhicitta: conventional and ultimate.
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Retaliation
Covering Verses 122-132 from Chapter 6, exploring various reasons why retaliation against those who harm…
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Developing great compassion
Review steps preceding the cultivation of compassion and specific instruction on how to cultivate compassion.
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The meaning of compassion
As commentary to Verses 116-122 of Chapter 6, emphasizing the importance of cherishing sentient beings…
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Developing equanimity
How to meditate on equanimity as the prelude to developing loving kindness and compassion.
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Respecting sentient beings
Giving commentary to Verses 113-116, elaborating on why we should cherish and respect sentient beings…
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Cherishing our enemies
Covering Verses 104-112 of Chapter 6 "Patience" and exploring various reasonings for why we should…
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