Tag: compassion
walking each other home
In meditation, we patiently cultivate two qualities of the heart that are so comforting and life-changing, some call them “refuges.” Now, while loving-kindness and compassion might sound like these grand ideas, they’re actually really practical meditation…
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Compassion in Buddhism: Why does Kuan Yin have so many hands?
Kuan Yin is an archetype of compassion in Buddhism. Sometimes portrayed as female, or male, or androgynously, they manifest the impulse to help suffering beings. In his celebrated Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot observed: Human kind…
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hijacked by my news feed, again
My news feed can incline my mind toward fear, confusion and anger. But I can also re-frame my news feed to spark compassion for the suffering of others. The news. OMG, how to deal with the…
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