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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The Ten Great Vows by Vasubandhu
The Ten Great Vows, based on great compassion, were written by Vasubandhu in the 4th…
View PostExploring compassion
Dr. Russell Kolts discusses how compassion helps us work through difficulties in our own life…
View PostEstablishing compassionate habits
As with learning any new skill or habit, it takes purposeful effort to establish compassionate…
View PostA fight on the yard
An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.
View PostIngratitude
A student struggles with being hurt by the ingratitude of others. Venerable Chodron suggests meditating…
View PostMind training
Covering the sections in Chapter 7 “Cultivating a Compassionate Intention” and “Mind Training.”
View PostThe universal antidote
How things don't exist the way they appear, and the importance of practicing diligently, as…
View PostEight worldly concerns
Questioning and investigating what society says is normal and acceptable.
View PostOpen Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
View PostTonglen and social problems
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…
View PostTonglen: Taking and giving
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the practice of tonglen, or taking and giving.
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