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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Review: Conventional bodhicitta
A review of the text covering conventional bodhicitta and the two methods for developing bodhicitta.
View Post108 Verses: Verses 63-70
How great compassion helps sentient beings towards better rebirth and progress towards enlightenment.
View Post108 Verses: Verses 57-62
How one has the potential to attain enlightenment by changing one's own thoughts and mind.
View PostThree kinds of dukkha and causes
Teachings on how ignorance is the root of our sufferings and cyclic existence.
View Post108 Verses: Verses 54-56
Importance of cherishing others instead of the self and examining how our mind feels.
View PostHappiness of others around us
Discussion on how the self-centered thought is our enemy though it appears to be a…
View Post108 Verses: Verses 52-53
Developing an understanding of our lives and making decisions that give us long-term benefits.
View Post108 Verses: Verses 48-52
How we need to be receptive vessels for teachings and to develop our understanding through…
View Post108 Verses: Verse 47 and dependence on others
How we need to be open minded to see that each one is lovable and…
View PostThe goslings and the terrier
Disaster strikes, forcing a student to make a difficult decision.
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