Tapping into Our Basic Goodness
How meditation can strengthen our innate capacities for compassion and wisdom
Compassion (Karuna)
How Compassion Works
Lama John Makransky discusses why compassion is essential to our survival—and how we can integrate compassion into our service and action in the world.
Using Compassion for Institutional and Social Change
How to cultivate love for people we oppose
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Encourage Others by Overcoming Your Own Suffering
The co-abbot of Embracing-Simplicity Hermitage on the transformative power of courage and compassion
Heedfulness Is Auspicious
A teaching and personal reflection on the goodness of merit
Leaving Home
A Zen priest on the history and present-day practice of going forth and attaining the Way
The Buddha No Farther Than One’s Palm
Across four Dzogchen verses, a Nyingma meditation master provides quintessential instructions on revealing “the true nature of mind.”
Peace Becomes Possible: An Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
In tribute to the curiosity of Alan Senauke (1947–2024)
A Meditation on Loving Our Skin
A powerful practice on cultivating self-compassion and feeling more at home in our skin
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