Compassion is an attitude of living. We can train and practice compassion whenever we remember. When we see someone limping, take in their hip or leg pain as you breathe in. As you breathe out, send them a healthy young hip and leg. When you hear a dog cry after being hit, breathe in the dog’s pain, and breathe out a youthful healthy body. When you are not feeling well, breathe in Buddha nature, and breathe out your emotional pain. In this way practice compassion all the time. When you have an opportunity to physically help someone who is suffering, do it.
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2018 December Meditation Practice Group
December 20, 2018 Human Values Meditation Practice Group We will learn about compassion and meditation from a video of the latest lecture by Dr. Barry Kerzin. *Staff from Human Values Institute will lead this practice […]
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Wishing and acting to relieve suffering
Compassion is often misunderstood. We don’t have a good English word for ‘nyingje’ in Tibetan, or ‘karuṇā’ in Sanskrit. In addition to ‘wishing and acting to relieve suffering,’ compassion is nourished by wisdom. It is […]
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Strong and wise, but without anger or violence
Compassion is often misunderstood. Partly because we do not have a good word in English that gives the full meaning of ‘nyingje’ or ‘karuṇā’. Not only is this general compassion, it includes enlightened wisdom. There […]