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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True duhkha
Teaching from Chapter 1, covering "The Nature of Each Truth” focusing on true duhkha and…
View PostJoyous effort, concentration & wisdom
Covering Verses 14-18 of Chapter 5 'Guarding Introspection,' discussing the perfections of joyous effort, concentration,…
View PostPrison labor
Today's prisons provide few chances for rehabilitation, instead using incarcerated people for cheap labor. One…
View PostReaching out with compassion
How extending yourself to another living being pulls you outside yourself and opens the door…
View PostMeditation on compassion in action
A guided meditation to get in touch with the feeling of compassion and put it…
View PostSurgery with bodhicitta
Venerable Chodron talks about how she prepared for her recent surgery.
View PostPracticing Dharma with mental illness
Mental illness need not be an obstacle to practicing the Dharma.
View PostIn praise of great compassion
Interview for the Wisdom Podcast on "In Praise of Great Compassion," Volume 5 of The…
View PostIt takes courage on both sides
A Dharma practitioner and healthcare provider shares her experience on the front lines of the…
View PostReview of Chapter 4
Venerable Khadro reviews Chapter 4, Verses 1 through 18, discussing the importance of keeping our…
View PostCourageous compassion
What it means to have great compassion and make it part of daily life.
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