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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Yangten Rinpoche Refuting a permanent self
A refutation of partless atoms, permanent objects, and other wrong views.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Kindness, letting go, and attachment
Exploring how we can change our perspective and our behavior to benefit ourselves and others.
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A good motivation is everything
It's important to examine our true motivations and intentions.
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Happiness and pain come from the mind
Answering questions about karma, emotions and how to progress on the spiritual path.
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Ethics, acceptance, and self-esteem
Exploring questions related to ethical conduct, acceptance for others, and how to meditate.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on compassion and ethical living
A Guided meditation on the relation of ethics to compassion.
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Compassion, uncertainty, and listening to uncomforta...
How to become comfortable with uncertainty and open to uncomfortable truths
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Cultivation of Compassion
How compassion gets us going in the right direction in our life.
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Compassion for a happier mind for Turkey
How caring for others improves our own and others’ lives. A talk given for the…
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Eight excellent qualities of the buddha jewel
Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the Buddha Jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…
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Staying calm in the face of challenges
Using compassion to face inner and outer challenges.
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The keys to happiness
Strategies for attaining true happiness and how this differs from worldly happiness.
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