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 Conscientiousness
Reviewing Chapter 3 on bodhicitta and beginning Chapter 4 on conscientiousness, covering Verse 1.
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Survival of the most cooperative
Generating peace, love, and compassion in our own hearts can help us to heal divisions…
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Transforming violence with compassion
In an interview with Dharma Drum Mountain, Venerable Chodron shares how she worked with anger…
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16
Commentary on verses that cover the two methods of developing bodhicitta and how to transform…
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Bodhicitta makes life meaningful
Teaching on Verses 23-34 in Chapter 3 and discussing the amazing ability of bodhicitta to…
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Taking the bodhisattva ethical restraint
Encouraging to create causes and conditions for us to benefit others in worldly and spiritual…
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Motivational Monday: An interview with Venerable Cho...
Venerable Chodron discusses the Buddhist perspective on happiness, compassion and becoming the person you want…
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Compassionate thinking and mentalizing
To develop compassion, we want to nurture beneficial and realistic ways of thinking and avoid…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Offering ourselves to the Buddhas
Continuing the commentary on Chapter 2, Verses 42-57: covering generating regret for negativities and seeking…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Meditation on Compassion
A guided meditation to develop compassion using the analogy of a bucket in a well.
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Compassion and empathy
How empathy is a core component of compassion, both in being able to feel compassion…
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