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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Meditation on overcoming partiality
Guided analytic meditation to help develop impartial compassion.
View PostBringing Avalokiteshvara into the circle
An incarcerated person uses his Dharma practice to quietly support the victims of crimes.
View PostHealing past relationships
An incarcerated person finds new ways to support his Dharma practice.
View PostKindness in times of disagreement
Recognizing our interdependence makes it easy to practice kindness in daily life.
View PostPractices for preparing for death
A brief introduction to preparatory practices for death, including 7-point mind training (lojong) and taking…
View PostBe your own therapist
How to pay attention to, identify, and unpack the thoughts that inform our emotions in…
View PostIntroduction to the taking and giving meditation
Overcoming self-centredness, a major obstacle to doing the taking and giving meditation.
View PostNo real owner of suffering
Commentary on verses about the equality of one’s own and others’ suffering.
View PostCompassion in action: a life of service
Reflections on being part of the first generation of Western monastics and what it means…
View PostWhy do I protect myself and not others?
Using reasoning to move beyond the self-centered attitude and care about the happiness and suffering…
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