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 Returning the United States to democracy and civility
Responding to the topic of an upcoming panel discussion at North Idaho College on civil…
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Three types of compassion
Continued commentary on Chandrakirti's homage to great compassion, explaining three ways to observe sentient beings…
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Chandrakirti’s homage to great compassion
The teachings for the advanced level practitioner begins with a commentary on Chandrakirti's homage to…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 12: Verses 286-295
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on the importance of not lapsing from the right view, and…
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Chapter 10: Verses 226-228
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe starts teaching on individual refutations of the self that is put forward…
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Palza - Jul 12, 2016
Palza The conversation
A student listens to the conversations that go on inside her head, and decides to…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Quieting the mind after the news
A meditation on Chenrezig in the wake of the past week's shootings of black men…
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Exchanging self and others
Concluding the retreat with powerful verses by Shantideva on exchanging self and others.
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The Medicine Buddha’s unshakeable resolves, co...
The 5th to 12th great vows of the Medicine Buddha.
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The benefits of cherishing others
The advantages of cherishing others more than ourselves. The continuing teaching on Shantideva's "Engaging in…
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