Compassion
Instead of resisting an urge to respond or feeling paralyzed by a lack of control, embracing imperfection and cultivating compassion can help us find our way forward.
Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Why Are We So Hard on Ourselves?
We come to terms with our painful past by extending forgiveness to ourselves
The Power of Awareness and Compassion to Transform Our World
Thupten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama’s long-time English translator, explains how Buddhist contemplative wisdom can lead to greater emotional balance and address contemporary challenges in large-scale systems from education to healthcare.
Overwhelmed? Pay Attention
Our natural empathy and compassion arises and we’re able to deeply connect with everyone’s struggles and suffering—including our own.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Openings
The Dog Days of Dharma Practice
What Buddhist teachers learned during lockdown with their pets
We Are Our Relationships
Zen priest Norman Fischer explains how we are more than the people we seem to be and that compassion is already part of the equation.
How to Follow the Bodhisattva Path Without Burning Out
Connecting with the unified field of life can help relieve suffering and make us all feel at home.
The Boundary of Our Freedom
How unconditional acceptance can lower the walls in our heart and let the light shine through.
Personal Reflections Compassion
Is Your ‘Tea Boy’ Primordially Buddha?
A former legislator struggles to see the Buddha in her political opponents.
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