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 Share your love, wisdom, and wealth
The importance of learning to distinguish love from attachment so that we can share our…
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Luis - Jun 18, 2018
Luis Kurushimi
Kurushimi means suffering or hardship. By recognizing the suffering of others, we understand their truths…
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Dr. Russell Kolts Helping others feel safe through compassion
Dr. Russel Kolts on the meaning of compassion and building a compassionate culture for people…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel The power of an idea
Halfway around the world from the Abbey, the idea that people are living an alternative…
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A different kind of strength
Compassion is based on inner strength that helps us remain present with own and others…
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Love, compassion, and total commitment
The three levels of love, compassion, and total commitment, and the eight precepts of aspiring…
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Closeness to others
How recognizing the kindness of others develops a sense of closeness to them.
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Compassion as an antidote to anger
The antidotes to anger as the first step towards cultivating compassion for all sentient beings.
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A bucket in a well
Explaining the analogy of cyclic existence as a bucket in a well, focusing on karma…
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Feeling empathy
Comparing rebirth in cyclic existence to a bucket going up and down a well.
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Book re...
A reading from the first book of the multi-volume The Library of Wisdom and Compassion…
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Luis
- May 9, 2018
Earth and Water
A student writes about the value of acknowledging our emotions.
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