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Posted by Michael on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:08:00 PST |
Compassion and the Individual |
Compassion and the Individual
Posted by Michael on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:33:00 PST |
Suffering and Compassion |
To develop compassion, don't we have to understand the nature of suffering? I think we must. If compassion is the wish to free beings from suffering, then it makes more than sense to examine what suff...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:59:00 PST |
Prayer to Prevent War |
If we even had just a small amount of compassion, war would cease to make sense, and it would become very painful to engage in:Prayer to Prevent War...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:31:00 PST |
As My Mother |
What were to happen if everyone thought of everyone else as their mother? Of course, not everyone has a good relationship with their mother. I can understand that. I think, however, that everyone can ...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:09:00 PST |
Yes, You Count Too. |
If we begin to examine how we alone contribute to the suffering of others around us, it can become very overwhelming and sometimes paralyzing. I think it must be good to become aware of how our action...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:45:00 PST |
Compassion and Generosity |
As I have learned at my school here in Portland, generosity it not giving away everything you own or donating vast amounts of money to a charitable cause. Of course, those are not necessarily bad thin...
Posted by Michael on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:16:00 PST |
Compassion Can Be a Sacred Fire |
When I was in Cave Junction, Oregon, I was lucky to be able to meet an American Native who had an important vision and a very good heart. His name was Earl. And he told me about how one night he had d...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:50:00 PST |
One Practical Benefit of Compassion |
From my limited understanding, there is a great deal of practical benefit from developing my compassionate mind. One such benefit is the ability of the compassionate mind to fix all my personal proble...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:51:00 PST |
Compassion |
I'm officially dedicating my 2007 to compassion. Right now. With that said, I offer this quote from Lama Zopa Rinpoche:"What is that best attitude that gives the most meaning to your life? It is livin...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:56:00 PST |
