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 Overview and reading of “Buddhism: One Teacher...
A look at the topics in each chapter and a reading from the chapter on…
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Exchanging self and others to develop bodhicitta
The disadvantages of self-centeredness, the benefits of cherishing others, and how these meditations lead us…
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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
How we can train ourselves to see the world through the eyes of Chenrezig, the…
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Meditating to generate bodhicitta
In the seven-point cause and effect method of generating bodhicitta the six causes lead to…
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Meditating to generate love and compassion
Meditating to expand heart-warming love and compassion to include all beings.
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The person and the aggregates
If the person cannot be found in the aggregates, does it exist separate from the…
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The taking-and-giving meditation
Commentary on verses from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King that are the…
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To be enjoyed and loved by sentient beings
Commentary on verses from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King that were recommended…
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What is dhih?
An explanation of the meaning and purpose of the seed syllables. What to contemplate as…
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For You Magazine - Jan 24, 2015
For You Magazine Book launch: “Living with an Open Heart”
A summary of the book launch and signing event for the book Living with an…
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Fear about the world
Anxiety about the state of the world can be eased by reflecting on the kindness…
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Healing the mind
How to cultivate compassion in healthy and sustainable ways that benefit both ourselves and others.
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