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 Building courage and compassion
Cultivating compassion towards those whose values seem to be completely different than ours.
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Incarcerated people Prison poetry III
Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
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Mindfulness, contentment, and ABBA
Happiness is an inside job. One can cultivate happiness no matter the circumstances of our…
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Prison and prayer
How practice sustained an incarcerated person during several weeks in solitary confinement.
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Why not me?
An incarcerated person reflects on self-centered thought and its antidote, cultivating compassion for all sentient…
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The life of Venerable Sek Fatt Kuan: compassion in a...
Through the force of her compassion, a Buddhist nun overcomes difficulties to establish a home…
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Author's name withheld on request - Jun 18, 2011
Author's name withheld on request Working in a jail
A jail employee writes about how he works with incarcerated people and families with an…
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The lone Buddhist
A person in prison describes an experience of compassion that he was able to invoke…
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Sharing positive energy
An incarcerated person describes an example of returning kindness and compassion when confronted by hostility.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Bringing compassion to prison
A meeting of community volunteers, including Venerable Chodron, discuss compassion-based approaches to help incarcerated people…
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