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 108 Verses: Verses 1-6
How great compassion protects our minds from afflictions and guides us through the spiritual path.
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Living as a Western monastic
A short article that examines the hurdles in going for ordination and living as a…
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Buddha’s life and Mahayana
Reflecting on Buddha's life on Vesak Day. Qualities of a bodhisattva as an inspiration in…
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The kindness of others
The third of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. Further…
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Developing compassion
The second of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. Learning…
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Developing equanimity
The first of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. The…
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Incarcerated people Kitchen Dharma
A person in prison explores opportunities to practice the Dharma in difficult living and working…
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Taking the ache out of attachment
Looking at how attachment causes problems and real happiness comes from letting go of attachment.
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Life in the hole
An incarcerated person describes the experience of administrative segregation, or "solitary."
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Owning up, but with hope
An incarcerated person talks about the changes he has made in his life since being…
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Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 4-5
Looking into our hearts, seeing that we all want happiness and we do not want…
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Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 1-3
Seeing others as karmic bubbles in order to loosen our rigid conception of them.
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