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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Dr. Russell Kolts Meeting ourselves with compassion
Dr. Russell Kolts shares on his path towards the practice of compassion, and how psychology…
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Anonymous - Jul 15, 2015
Anonymous The grief and resilience of a mother
A mother writes about taking refuge in the Dharma after her son's breakdown.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Compassion burnout
Identifying the near enemy of compassion--the feeling of burnout that happens when the self-centered thought…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The way of compassion
A conversational talk on compassion for The Yoga Hour with Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian.
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Venerable Thubten Tsultrim Meditation and review on equalizing and exchanging s...
Generating bodhicitta through the meditations on equalizing and exchanging self and others.
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Practicing the four immeasurables
A look at how practicing the four immeasurables changes our relationship to others and transforms…
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Many traditions, one teacher
A teaching on compassion drawing from the book "Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions."
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Meditation and review on love, compassion and bodhic...
Concluding the seven-point cause and effect method to cultivate bodhicitta with guided meditations on love,…
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The happiness of an open-hearted life
By opening our heart to others our life becomes more meaningful and harmonious. A look…
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37 Practices: Verses 17-19
When things are going really well or when there are difficult problems, the bodhisattva practices…
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37 Practices: Verses 11-16
The bodhisattva practices describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to…
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Our capacity for kindness
Cultivating compassion for specific groups of people and how this inner work transforms our everyday…
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