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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An Open-Hearted Life

The power of optimism and types of emotion

How an optimistic attitude is important in maintaining compassion. A look at different ways to…

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Bodhisattva Path

The joy of serving sentient beings

How compassion and benefiting others benefits ourselves and others now and in the future. Reflections…

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Bodhisattva Path

Wisdom and compassion

Venerable Sangye Khadro teaches on three kinds of compassion.

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Dharma in Daily Life

Where cultural identity and interdependence connect

A talk about social harmony and individual happiness through compassion and loving kindness.

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New to Buddhism

Some challenges of changing religions

What to do when we find ourselves applying conditioning from our religion of origin to…

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Prison Poetry

Sravasti Grove

An incarcerated person expresses his gratitude for having met the Dharma.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Compassionate understanding of emotions

How a compassionate understanding of how emotions play out in our minds gives us a…

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Bodhisattva Path

Taking and giving

How to practice tonglen, the taking-and-giving meditation.

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New to Buddhism

What is wisdom?

The Buddhist perspective of wisdom and how it contributes to cultivating love and compassion.

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Students' Insights

Dialoguing with someone who sees things differently ...

A long-time student of Buddhism uses the teachings in a conversation with "the other."

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An Open-Hearted Life

Mindful awareness

Mindful awareness helps us to observe, accept and take responsibility for our emotions, so we…

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