The Dalai Lama explains how the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness and compassion lead inevitably to feelings of self-confidence and kindness.
Toward a Worldwide Culture of Love
The practice of love, says bell hooks, is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.
Loving-Kindness: Healing Your Inner Child
Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward on how to give yourself the love and compassion you deserve. And send some of that love to the wounded child inside you. They need it.
Only Genuine Compassion Will Do
It’s not enough to simply to believe compassion is important. We must transform our thoughts and behaviour on a daily basis to cultivate compassion.
The Bodhisattva Response to Coronavirus
Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield on what we can do in this confusing, tough time.
She Who Hears the Cries of the World
"Chinese - Seated Guanyin (Kuan-yin) Bodhisattva - Walters 25256 (2)" - Walters Art Museum. Licensed under Public domain via Public domain.In Buddhism, compassion is embodied in the bodhisattva Kuan Yin, who is said to manifest wherever beings need help.
Love Emerges in the Face of Disaster
In the face of challenges like the coronavirus crisis, says Rodney Smith, we must remain vulnerable and tender toward our grief and surrender to love.
Meditation is the Key to Knowing Yourself
Meditation practice awakens our trust that the wisdom and compassion that we need are already within us.
To Practice Mindfulness Is to Return to Life
Thich Nhat Hanh says that mindfulness shows us the suffering of life and connects us with compassion.
What Are the Four Brahmaviharas?
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The brahmaviharas are four prized emotions or mindstates that give us a framework to cultivate positive behaviors and minimize harmful ones.