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October 2023

October 15, 2023

Love and Compassion (recorded talk)

I gave this talk at the Rime Buddhist Center on 6 I talked about love...

August 2023

August 15, 2023

The Awakened Heart (recorded talk)

This is a talk I recorded at the Rime Buddhist Center. Relative Bodhicitta: The Awakened...

August 01, 2023

Some Thoughts on Compassion

Cultivating an attitude rooted in compassion helps our well-being in various ways. The world may...

June 2023

June 13, 2023

The Awakened Heart

What I’m referring to as “the Awakened Heart” is the concept of Relative Bodhichitta. if...

June 23, 2022

Training in Compassion

“Compassion has the power to bring harshness and cruelty to an end; compassion heals our...

June 09, 2022

Loving-kindness and Compassion

Loving-kindness and Compassion are two attitudes that we can develop. Learning to embody these attitudes...

March 2022

March 26, 2022

Other People Are People

I see something in my work as a labor organizer again and again. This is...

March 20, 2022

Making Compassion A Habit

In our spiritual journey we are trying to cultivate compassion in order to live in...

March 09, 2022

Compassion and Well-Being

Cultivating an attitude rooted in compassion helps our well-being in various ways. The world may...

March 03, 2022

Our Circle of Concern

“If we learn to relate to others from the perspective of our shared humanity, we...

March 02, 2022

Why Do We Resist Compassion?

I’m willing to continue saying that compassion is the core of our being, that an...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Compassion for Ourselves

“An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathetically hold both parts of...

February 19, 2022

Manifesting Compassion

“Showing and receiving kindness is one of the most powerful communications, because that communication is...

February 18, 2022

Caring, Connecting, and Gratitude

“If we attach importance to someone we will feel greater concern for the person and,...

February 17, 2022

Compassion Leads to Happiness

If we can learn to embody compassion in our lives, it will lead to more...

February 01, 2022

Bodhisattva Road

Way back when I was 20 years old I started practicing meditation for myself. I...

January 2022

January 28, 2022

Intentions and the Four Immeasurables

I’m going to share with you a meditation prayer that we recite at the Rime...

January 26, 2022

Do We Need Self Compassion?

Self Compassion is a concept I had trouble understanding at first. I heard we need...

August 2021

August 20, 2021

Hold Beings To Be Precious

"Considering that all sentient beings Accomplish a supreme purpose Superior to the wish-fulfilling jewel, I...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Against the Wind

"The scent of a virtuous person goes against the wind, spreading in all directions." -the...

February 15, 2018

On Generosity

Generosity is one of the six perfections, the actions that define the Bodhisattva path. This...

April 2017

April 13, 2017

Maitri and Karuna

Bodhicitta, the mind of awakening, arises by paying attention to the interconnectedness of things. Bodhicitta...

April 11, 2017

Bodhicitta and the Spiritual Warrior

The way of the Bodhisattva is the way of compassion and wisdom, of realizing your...

April 04, 2016

The Four Immeasurable Minds

The Four Brahmaviharas, or Divine Abodes, are often translated as 'the immeasurables' or 'the 'immeasurable...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Compassion That Is Boundless

I've noticed that some people seem to think that compassion should be conditional. They think...