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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Worthwhile people
In the Beginning Buddhism class in Spokane, Abbey monastics are reading and sharing from Venerable…
View PostBringing compassion into every moment
Practical ways to bring compassion into everyday life.
View PostMeditation on how compassion changes us
Guided contemplation on how compassion has changed our life and views.
View PostGuidelines for each of the Three Jewels
Describing the guidelines for each of the Three Jewels and the first two of the…
View PostMeditation on small acts of compassion can have big ...
A meditation to bring more kindness into our interactions with others.
View PostQualities of Buddha’s body, speech and mind
Explaining the qualities of Buddha's body, speech and mind, and beginning the section on Buddha…
View PostA prison visit
As part of Sravasti Abbey’s program to bring the Dharma to incarcerated people, I recently…
View PostSmall acts of compassion can have big results
The far-reaching effects of small acts of kindness.
View PostMeditation on uncomfortable truths
A guided meditation on facing and dealing with uncomfortable truths.
View PostRefuting a permanent self
A refutation of partless atoms, permanent objects, and other wrong views.
View PostMeditation on compassion and ethical living
A Guided meditation on the relation of ethics to compassion.
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