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 Three kinds of compassion
Commentary on verses 1 and 2 of Chandrakirti’s "Homage to Great Compassion."
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Giving positive feedback and praise
How we can make expressions of gratitude and appreciation part of our day, in order…
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70 Topics: Mahayana path of meditation
Explanation of chapter 2, topics 5 to 11, on the Mahayana path of meditation.
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Dr. Russell Kolts Living in compassion
A psychologist's approach to cultivating compassion and managing emotions.
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Compassion and the determination to be free
Completing Chapter 9, describing how to think about the four truths in terms of three…
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70 Topics: Concentrations, absorptions, and bodhisat...
Teachings on chapter 1, topics 8 and 9 on the achieving of engagement and the…
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Good Karma: Offering our help to all beings
Doing the taking and giving meditation to purify past actions.
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Good Karma: Dealing with betrayal of trust
How to work with attachment and respond to harm from others with compassion.
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Good Karma: Embracing hardship for others’ sake
Transforming hardship into the path to awakening.
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Benefits of meditating on the the 12 links
Commencing the teaching from Chapter 9 and describing the benefits of meditating on the 12…
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Mother sentient beings
Five more verses from Nagarjuna's "Tale of a Wish-Fulfilling Dream" and a teaching about the…
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