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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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 13: Verses 307-310
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues the teachings on refuting the inherent existence of visual objects.
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Chapter 13: Verse 301
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe starts teachings on refuting the inherent existence of sense organs and objects.
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Venerable Thubten Samten Genuine compassion
Compassion is an internal attitude that can be deliberately cultivated through practice. Reflection on bringing…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Fortitude and religious intolerance
Teaching on responding to religious intolerance and hate with fortitude and compassion
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Overcoming anger towards those who use hate speech
The Buddha had an answer for those who believed in the innate superiority of certain…
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Compassion and interdependence
When we see that we are inextricably interconnected we will see that caring for others…
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Rebecca B. - Aug 26, 2017
Rebecca B. Hold me close
A student's poem analyzes how our personal attachments hold us back from developing compassion for…
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Meeting adversity with joy
Advice on how to face anger and hatred with calm and creativity.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme We all can overcome our wrong views
A story of a man who used to be a white supremacist and transformed his…
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Why we need compassion
In the face of human hardship, compassion is the only response that makes sense. It…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye The six far-reaching practices
Venerable Thubten Semkye teaches on the six far-reaching practices, focusing on why they are the…
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Ron T.
- Jul 14, 2017
Learning from illness
A Dharma student contemplates his experiences while in the hospital.
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