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 Sangye Khadro Mindfulness of feelings, mind, and phenomena
Overview of mindfulness of mind and phenomena plus advice for our practice.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Taming the monkey mind
How the Buddhist view of life can be applied to everyday challenges within our relationships.
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Curiosity as a catalyst for connecting
How responding to differing views with curiosity can foster meaningful connections.
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Final advice on meditation
Advice for overcoming problems with meditation and signs of a successful practice.
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Staying steady in samsara
How cultivating a mind free from bias, attachment and anger benefits all beings.
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How we benefit from meditation
Meditation helps us develop positive qualities and overcome negative mental states.
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Boundless joy
How jealousy prevents us from developing joy and what we can do to overcome it.
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Offering our service
How to transform "work" into an offering to the Three Jewels and sentient beings.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye 
Should I ordain?
Indecision regarding ordination and the monastic mind motivation prayer, continued.
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Monastic mind motivation
An explanation of the monastic mind motivation prayer and how it helps our practice.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Why would I ordain?
The benefits of ordination and how monastic communities enable the Dharma to flourish.
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