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 Subduing anger
Story of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's interaction with a group of Los Angeles inner…
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Compassion after September 11
Applying the Dharma to deal with difficult emotions after the September 11 attacks on the…
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The purpose of precepts
A talk to the newly ordained about monastic life, a monastic mind, interacting with the…
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Guided meditations on the lamrim
A step-by-step guide to the meditations associated with the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
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Guided meditations on the lamrim in Spanish
Introduction to the Buddhist view Mind is the source of happiness and pain Mind is…
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Medicine Buddha vows 9-12
Reflecting on how the vows are relevant to how we choose to act. Skillful ways…
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Medicine Buddha vows 5-7
Explaining what it means to keep good ethical discipline, and having compassion for others' suffering.
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Medicine Buddha vows 1-3
Explaining the first three of the 12 vows of the Medicine Buddha. Putting our energies…
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Contemplating the Medicine Buddha vows
How thinking about the bodhisattvas' promise to benefit sentient beings puts our mind into their…
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Abbreviated recitations
Recitations to prepare the mind for meditation, to make it receptive for transformation and attaining…
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Offering precepts in prison
Connecting with an incarcerated person leads to offering precepts in an Ohio prison.
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