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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Incarcerated people Love, compassion, peace
Common threads of many religious traditions including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism.
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Having compassion for yourself
Even in a difficult environment, making changes in one's life for the better will benefit…
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Keeping balance
Necessity for cultivating kindness and compassion for others in addition to practicing meditation.
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Beliefs turned on their head
An incarcerated person finds that his attachment to the traditional cultural beliefs he grew up…
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Learning to find inner peace
A person in prison shares his thoughts on keeping up hope in a difficult environment.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Working with Buddhists behind bars
Overcoming fear and the judgmental mind to reach sentient beings in prison.
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The Dalai Lama on prison life
His Holiness talks about how to generate compassion for incarcerated people and the need for…
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Great compassion
Just as love is the thought that we want all beings to have happiness, so…
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Heart-warming love
It is possible to see all beings, whether they are friends, enemies, or strangers, as…
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A Buddhist nun in high school
Questions and answers from students about Buddhism and monastic life.
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Advice for newcomers to the Dharma
Tips on how to act in Dharma centers. Figuring out what to study and practice.…
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Report on “Nuns in the West I”
Dialogue of spiritual themes with Catholic sisters and Buddhist nuns.
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