Compassion
How mindfulness and compassion practices can help us recognize our fundamental ignorance of our interconnectedness
Personal Reflections Compassion
What Is Love Asking from Us?
Reflections on Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel
Personal Reflections Compassion
Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog—#6: Be a Shepherd
Taking care of others as a gift in and of itself
Embodying the Equanimity and Fierce Compassion of Avalokiteshvara
Kaira Jewel Lingo reflects on the words of her teacher, the value of generating upeksa during times of great duress, and how to rethink peace as an active process.
The Cave of the Heart
Why opening the heart-mind is crucial for realizing awake awareness
Joyfully Covered in Mud
How to love our imperfect selves
Making Endless Bodhisattva Vows
Why stop at four vows when needs are numberless?
Personal Reflections Compassion
What Do I, One Buddhist, Have to Offer?
A Zen priest reflects on the greatest gift he can offer others during times of great suffering.
Personal Reflections Compassion
Philip Found the Cure
In honor of World AIDS Day, a practitioner reflects on how sitting helped him resolve a trying moment.
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