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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How do living beings exist?
A teaching on emptiness including an explanation of the prayer "Homage to Manjushri".
View PostCompassion observing the unapprehendable
A teaching on compassion observing the unapprehendable based on Chandrakirti’s homage to great compassion.
View PostRelating to the Buddha of wisdom
How to correctly view and relate to the deity and our spiritual mentor within tantric…
View PostCompassion observing phenomena
A teaching on compassion observing phenomena based on Chandrakirti’s homage to great compassion.
View PostGiving up our poor-quality view
Dismantling low self-esteem through Buddhist psychology and tantric techniques.
View PostThree kinds of compassion
Commentary on verses 1 and 2 of Chandrakirti’s "Homage to Great Compassion."
View PostGiving positive feedback and praise
How we can make expressions of gratitude and appreciation part of our day, in order…
View Post70 Topics: Mahayana path of meditation
Explanation of chapter 2, topics 5 to 11, on the Mahayana path of meditation.
View PostLiving in compassion
A psychologist's approach to cultivating compassion and managing emotions.
View PostCompassion and the determination to be free
Completing Chapter 9, describing how to think about the four truths in terms of three…
View Post70 Topics: Concentrations, absorptions, and bodhisat...
Teachings on chapter 1, topics 8 and 9 on the achieving of engagement and the…
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