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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Medicine Buddha’s unshakable resolves 1-6
Part one of the explanation of the Medicine Buddha’s unshakable resolves—resolves 1 though 6. Also…
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Helping each other feel safe
How to identify when we do or do not feel safe, how to cultivate a…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Meditation on metta and safety
A guided analytical meditation on loving-kindness or metta, focusing on offering safety to friends, enemies…
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“Courageous Compassion”: Reading and com...
How to develop true compassion in order to benefit all sentient beings, no self-centered strings…
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Who’s responsible for my suffering?
How to create the causes for happiness by changing our perspective and actions.
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Finding the best in other people
How to improve relationships with others by recognizing and focusing on their good qualities.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on responding with compassion
A guided meditation to help bring more compassion to relationships and interactions with others.
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Four attributes of true paths
Completing Chapter 1 describing four attributes of true paths and starting Chapter 2, covering “Knowing…
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True duhkha
Teaching from Chapter 1, covering "The Nature of Each Truth” focusing on true duhkha and…
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Joyous effort, concentration & wisdom
Covering Verses 14-18 of Chapter 5 'Guarding Introspection,' discussing the perfections of joyous effort, concentration,…
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Albert Ramos Prison labor
Today's prisons provide few chances for rehabilitation, instead using incarcerated people for cheap labor. One…
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Reaching out with compassion
How extending yourself to another living being pulls you outside yourself and opens the door…
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