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 Mind is the creator of our experience
The essence of Buddhist philosophy and psychology together with practical tools for immediate implementation in…
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The altruistic intention
The seven-point cause and effect technique for generating bodhicitta: the last five points.
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Bad moods and self-criticism
The final discussion session of the retreat focuses on working with bad moods and being…
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Seeing the kindness of our parents
The first two of the seven points of the cause and effect method of generating…
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Verse 33-3: Had we not met the Dharma….
Contemplating the kindness of the Three Jewels by considering what direction our lives would have…
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Verse 32-5: Who is sick?
Working with illness and pain by considering who is the "I" who is experiencing the…
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Verse 32-4: Aging gracefully
How attachment to the body—it's appearance and physical abilities— makes it so difficult to accept…
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Verse 32-3: Renouncing suffering
The importance of generating renunciation and really getting a feel for wanting to be free…
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Verse 32-2: Working with sickness
How to work with the mind when we are sick and transform illness into the…
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Verse 32-1: Being free from illness
How the body, by its very nature, gets sick. The only way to avoid illness…
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Verse 31: Seeing someone suffering
How compassion differs from personal distress and how to cultivate compassion without falling to apathy.…
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Taking retreat into daily life
For those coming out of the one-month retreat: how to come out of retreat and…
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