Sangha News 9/5/23

Thursday evening, 9/7, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the practice of self-compassion and RAIN, an acronym for an insight meditation practice that encourages the development of inquiry and self-compassion. The following Thursday, 9/14, Chris will give a talk after meditation on compassion for others and the meditation practice of… Continue reading Sangha News 9/5/23

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Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Tonglen, which means taking and sending, is a meditation practice for opening to our innate compassion that is most associated with the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism. Pema Chodron provides a brief introduction to the practice that you can find here: How to Practice Tonglen Dekila Chungyalpa was born in the Himalayan land of Sikkim and… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

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Every aspect of you right now, the air that fills your lungs, the clothes that you wear, the food you ate today, all of that comes from outside of you. This ever-present, life-encompassing, compassionate earth sustains you. You are part of this effortless cycle of give and take. You are participating in an exchange with… Continue reading Quote for the Week

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Sangha News 8/22/23

Thursday evening, 8/24, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the quality of compassion and forms of meditation that can be practiced to develop our intention to offer compassion and goodwill to ourselves and others. The following Thursday, 8/31, Chris will give a talk after meditation on the practice of self-compassion,… Continue reading Sangha News 8/22/23

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Kristin Neff and Chris Germer are two of the primary advocates of the practice of self-compassion and the related practice of Mindful Self-Compassion and have developed some helpful approaches for bringing it into our lives. You can find more information at the following websites : Self-Compassion.org & Center for Mindful Self-Compassion Tara Brach has taught… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

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Self-compassionate people recognize that being imperfect and experiencing life difficulties is inevitable, so they tend to be gentle with themselves when confronted with painful experiences rather than getting angry when life falls short of set ideals. ~ Kristin Neff Definition of Self Compassion

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Sangha News 7/8/23

Thursday evening, 8/10, there will be a discussion after the 7:00 pm online meditation of the quality of metta (lovingkindness, benevolence, goodwill) and forms of meditation that can be practiced to develop our intention to offer kindness and goodwill to others. The following Thursday, 8/17, Chris will give a talk after meditation on the quality of… Continue reading Sangha News 7/8/23

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

The Dalai Lama discusses the quality and practice of compassion, and it’s relationship to kindness in the following article: Living the Compassionate Life Sharon Salzberg discusses several different aspects of compassion, and why compassion is so important in our practice in the following article: The Nature of Compassion

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In the Buddhist tradition, compassion and love are seen as two aspects of the same thing: compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering; love is wanting them to have happiness.. ~ The Dalai Lama Living the Compassionate Life

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