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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By Prison Volunteers

Worthwhile people

In the Beginning Buddhism class in Spokane, Abbey monastics are reading and sharing from Venerable…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Qualities of Buddha’s body, speech and mind

Explaining the qualities of Buddha's body, speech and mind, and beginning the section on Buddha…

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By Prison Volunteers

A prison visit

As part of Sravasti Abbey’s program to bring the Dharma to incarcerated people, I recently…

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Teachings

Refuting a permanent self

A refutation of partless atoms, permanent objects, and other wrong views.

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