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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Cultivating compassion for ourselves and others
An interview on what it means to have compassion for ourselves, opening our heart to…
View PostMy trip to the operating theatre and back
I recently had an infected cyst on my back. It had grown quickly, got infected,…
View PostMeditation on the kindness of others
A guided meditation to generate awareness of interdependence and of being the recipient of kindness.
View PostSelf-compassion
What it means to have self-compassion and how it helps to cultivate compassion for others.…
View PostAbsorbing yourself in ultimate love
Teaching on understanding emptiness and training in methods to eradicate afflictive emotions and attain liberation…
View PostSubtle impermanence
Answering questions from retreat participants and teaching on understanding impermanence and generating love and compassion
View PostReflecting on impermanence
Teaching on generating the sense of closeness with others and outlining the meditation to develop…
View PostExchanging self and others and taking and giving
How the taking and giving meditation is a powerful tool for eradicating self-centeredness and cultivating…
View PostThe Middle Way view
Talking about heart-warming love and compassion and teaching on attachment to inherently existent things and…
View PostLove and compassion
Speaking on developing close relationships without attachment and teaching on the meaning of love and…
View PostEquanimity and the kindness of others
Leading a meditation on equanimity and teaching on the the seven-point cause and effect method…
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