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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Developing inner peace through generosity and ethica...
How Buddhist teachings can help us align with four keys to mental health: resilience, positive…
View PostEmpathy and humor
The importance of offering empathy to ourselves and others to bring connection and ease of…
View PostMeditation on the four immeasurables
A guided meditation on the four immeasurables—love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
View PostDeveloping inner peace through focus
Reduce negative thoughts and become more calm and attentive by focusing on the breath.
View PostDeveloping inner peace through transforming perspect...
How to cultivate a positive perspective and a brief practice based on building resilience.
View PostThe importance of empathic listening
How listening is different from just hearing, and how we can cultivate the skill of…
View PostMeditation on perceived threats and needs
A guided analytical meditation on working with perceived threats, and how to change how we…
View PostIt’s unreasonable to be angry
Giving commentary to Verses 38-42, discussing various reasons for why it's unreasonable to be angry…
View PostScience and technology in service of society
Whatever innovations emerge in the fields of science and technology, our motivation and ethical conduct…
View PostExchanging self and others
The five points of exchanging self and others and instructions for taking and giving practice.
View PostFortitude for those who cause harm
Discussing the tenets of non-Buddhist schools and going to cover Verses 33-38 that discuss how…
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