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 The Buddha’s life
The Buddha's life, his path to awakening, and how Buddhism has adapted over time.
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Try a little kindness
Why true compassion is based on equanimity and how to develop this positive quality.
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Guided by wise teachers
Venerable Chodron reflects on the influence of her teachers and her journey to monasticism.
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Freedom behind bars
Inspiring stories and reflections on the Prison Dharma Outreach program.
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Small city, big heart
Report on an international seminar and symposium on compassion and peace education in Brazil.
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What’s love got to do with it?
Exploring the true meaning of happiness and how generating love for others helps us to…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Education in compassion and peace
Why teaching compassion is essential for the future of humanity.
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Geshe Gendun Samdup Aspiring bodhicitta
Focusing on aspiring bodhicitta: preliminaries to its generation and its characteristics.
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Power of water, power of the mind
The importance of caring for our planet out of respect for those who depend on…
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Shanti - Apr 28, 2025
Shanti We are the same
After arriving in India at the beginning of the year, I went to a spiritual…
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Dharma questions and answers
Venerable Thubten Chodron answers questions on a variety of Dharma topics from her experience.
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