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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108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 43-46

How to think about the kindness shown by our parents and, based on that, how…

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Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Colleagues and clients

Bringing our practice into the workplace to transform habitual ways of relating to others.

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Man looking out window.
On Cultivating Wisdom

The middle way

Thoughts on the importance of taking responsibility for one's own experiences. We are not victims…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Helping the dying

Reducing attachment to the body and examining ways we can be of benefit to those…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Five forces at time of death

What happens after we die and looking at our attachment to the body, starting to…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Death and peace of mind

A short explanation of the Amitabha Buddha practice followed by suggestions on dealing with our…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Death meditation

The nine-point death meditation and the importance of practicing the Dharma now as a means…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Contemplating death

Ignoring the reality of death is often the norm, but there are benefits to contemplating…

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Tibetan Tradition

“I will do it”

The Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa steps up to address the issue of bhikshuni full ordination in…

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Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Friendship

The importance of cultivating positive relationships. How we can love others without being attached to…

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