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 Discriminating wisdom
A discussion covering topics such as "bad friends," dealing with intense emotions, bad dreams, and…
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37 Practices: Verses 4-6
Verses describing the miseries of samsara, the importance of thinking about beginningless lives, giving up…
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Incarcerated people Inspiring story
Importance of understanding karma, taking personal responsibility and transforming oneself based on practice.
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Profound view
How wisdom and compassion support each other. Ten ways to practice mindfulness of emptiness. When…
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Recovering after Hurricane Wilma
Advice to a Buddhist group on developing renunciation and bodhicitta in the aftermath of Hurricane…
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Losing a dear one who was young
A letter from a student questioning the reason for the loss of her younger sister.
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Growing through the Dharma
A person in prison shows how through thought transformation, we can find some good even…
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Preparing the mind for tonglen
The importance of meditating on equanimity and the kindness of others before doing the taking…
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Advice to two Dharma students on extending compassion to those directly suffering and those distressed…
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Essentials of monastic life
The heart of ordination is to guide our mind away from negative actions and to…
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