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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My time in prison
A Sravasti Abbey volunteer confronts his preconceptions on what prison life is like.
View PostThe faults of self-centeredness
How self-centeredness creates problems in our lives, and the actual method of exchanging self and…
View PostLiving a life that matters
How to overcome the eight worldly concerns and generate bodhicitta.
View PostSeeing kindness everywhere
By recognizing the kindness all around us we will open our hearts to everyone.
View PostRemoving partiality
By recognizing our differences are superficial we can overcome our partiality and biases.
View PostMeditation on overcoming partiality
Guided analytic meditation to help develop impartial compassion.
View PostBringing Avalokiteshvara into the circle
An incarcerated person uses his Dharma practice to quietly support the victims of crimes.
View PostHealing past relationships
An incarcerated person finds new ways to support his Dharma practice.
View PostKindness in times of disagreement
Recognizing our interdependence makes it easy to practice kindness in daily life.
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