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 A joyous long-term vision
The importance of aspiration and a joyous long-term vision, self-confidence, and an examination of the…
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Awakening joy
How to generate armor-like joyous effort, avoid despondency, and counteract laziness, discouragement and weariness.
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Counteracting laziness
The different types of laziness and how to counteract them, and the importance of remembering…
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Joyous effort, ignorance, and laziness
This retreat on joyous effort begins with teachings on cultivating fortitude and counteracting laziness to…
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Advice on living with an open heart
An exploration of the Buddha's teachings in helping us develop compassion in our lives and…
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Don’t let success go to your head
Examining how real happiness is found inside, not outside in any form of wealth or…
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Bhante Henepola Gunaratana - Oct 3, 2014
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Our common bond
When our enthusiasm for the Dhamma is guided by love, compassion, joy, and equanimity, we…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Connecting with compassion
How important it is to acknowledge past mistakes and harms done in order to truly…
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Verse 59: Empty-handed in samsara
We weaken ourselves and wind up with nothing of value when we only chase after…
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Living with an Open Heart book group
- Sep 29, 2014
Learning to live with compassion
A book group shares reflections and how they have applied the teachings from the book…
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Cultivating bodhicitta
The seven-point cause-and-effect Instruction and exchanging self and others in order to generate the wish…
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The Chenrezig practice
A guided session of the full Chenrezig sadhana and meditation practice.
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