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 It’s never hopeless
A response to a student's email about how to find hope and wisdom in times…
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Dr. Jan Willis Wisdom: Understanding reality
Delving into wisdom, exploring the various similes that are used to bring us closer to…
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Living compassion
A discussion about the impact of anger, how one relates to compassion, and the need…
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Bodhicitta and compassion
Exploring the meaning of compassion and bodhicitta, and how we can relate to these concepts…
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Giving up worldly concerns, gaining wisdom
A call for us to give up the eight worldly concerns and lead authentic lives.
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Remembering love and compassion
A discussion about working with afflictions, extending love to all beings, and the importance and…
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The life of Lama Tsongkhapa
The life story of the author of "The Three Principal Aspects of the Path," the…
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Starting with renunciation
Beginning the course on Lama Tsongkhapa's short lamrim text, "The Three Principal Aspects of the…
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Kenneth Mondal A meaningful life
After a lifetime of looking for meaning in life, a student turns to the Dharma…
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Cultivating equanimity
How does one deal with one's own judgmental mind? A student examines the benefits of…
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Buddhist practice in the West
Interview on topics such as the role of monastics, compassion and the world, a simple…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi “An Open-Hearted Life”: Preface by Profe...
A look at the western psychological perspective on compassion and how it relates to the…
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