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 meditation for survivors of suicide
Guided meditation on how to heal from a loved one's suicide.
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Cultivating connection, compassion, and confidence i...
Thoughts for survivors of a loved one's suicide.
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Healing after suicide
Reflections on sharing the pain of survivors of a loved one's suicide at the 18th…
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Advice for a child with a chronic illness
Advice to a young girl with diabetes on how to transform difficult emotions around her…
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Dealing with anxiety
Anxiety can be ameliorated through meditation and kindness towards self and others.
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Death under the bodhi tree
The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…
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Zhiwa Woodbury The kindness of strangers
A student comes to realize the compassion of sentient beings around him. Then, during retreat,…
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Wynn Martin - Jun 18, 2011
Wynn Martin A new friendship
A remarkable story of treating a drunken thief with dignity and compassion instead of responding…
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Lisa Van Atta
- Jun 18, 2011
A treasured possession
A retreatant shares on how she lost a valued piece of jewelry but gained an…
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Organ donation is a personal decision
Contemplating organ donation? Only you can say if it's right or wrong for you, but…
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Ulric Legouest
- Jun 18, 2011
Tears on the front lawn
A student shares on the emotional impact of a memorial event for the soldiers killed…
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