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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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Benefits of meditating on the the 12 links

Commencing the teaching from Chapter 9 and describing the benefits of meditating on the 12…

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Mother sentient beings

Five more verses from Nagarjuna's "Tale of a Wish-Fulfilling Dream" and a teaching about the…

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

The kindness of others

The benefits of loving-kindness, the kindness of others, and verses from Nagarjuna’s “Tale of a…

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Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher

Monk chat: Questions about how to practice

Short videos covering questions about cultivating compassion and how to relate to a spiritual teacher.

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Aid worker passing out supplies to a Ukrainian man during time of war.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

What a wonderful world!

A student reflects on how pain and suffering can be transformed into "little bits of…

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Science and Buddhism

Compassion + Technology

How obsession with the latest technology hinders us from thinking about its negative impacts on…

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