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 seven-point cause-and-effect practice
Practices that develop the bodhicitta aspiration to attain buddhahood in order to benefit all sentient…
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Incarcerated people Opening up to love
Being stuck in a selfish lifestyle centered on "me" keeps us from realizing the interdependence…
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Inside-out practice
An incarcerated person narrates practicing inside the prison to practicing outside and compares that to…
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The four noble truths
A look at the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence and how to practice the noble…
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Seeking enlightenment for the benefit of others
Teaching on equanimity and bodhicitta from a series of talks on The Essence of Refined…
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Judgmental mind, kindness and compassion
Methods to develop love and compassion for others.
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Motivated to not harm
Not harming, verbally or mentally. Questions on how we react to someone's misfortune and on…
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Rebirth and karma
Understanding rebirth and its relationship to karma, and taking responsibility for our lives.
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The precepts in modern culture
Keeping precepts in our present-day culture and relating to others in a healthy way.
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Gradual path to enlightenment
A condensed explanation of the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
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