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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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 33-37
Commentary on thought transformation verses on guiding the mind toward virtuous mental states to benefit…
View PostConnecting with compassion
The importance of having compassionate individuals in our lives, who can inspire our own practice…
View PostMeditation on compassionate inspiration
A guided meditation to reflect on people and qualities we find inspiring to help develop…
View PostParts repairs and gratitude
Venerable Chonyi reflects on the kindness of health practitioners.
View PostImmeasurable equanimity
The fourth immeasurable thought of equanimity, including its definitions, overcoming obstacles to it, and how…
View PostImmeasurable joy
The meaning of immeasurable joy, its near and far enemies, and the antidotes to apply…
View PostImmeasurable compassion
A teaching on the second immeasurable thought, compassion, and how to overcome obstacles to it.
View PostMeditation on giving your body away
A guided meditation on thought transformation in which we dedicate the four elements of our…
View PostOutshining hearers and solitary realizers
Explanation of how bodhisattva superiors outshine hearers and solitary realizers by way of their qualities.
View PostReview session: Bodhisattva paths and grounds
How the continuum of wisdom is divided into ten bodhisattva grounds.
View PostFirst bodhisattva ground: The Very Joyful
Commentary on the grounds of bodhisattva superiors and beginning the commentary on the first ground,…
View PostReview session: Compassion, impermanence and emptiness
Questons and answers When meditating on compassion, what is the object of meditation? Is the…
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