In this excerpt from Wisdom & Compassion (Starting with Yourself), Lama Tsomo explains Tonglen or Compassion practice
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How to Start Meditating
On the Buddhist path, Calm Abiding serves as the foundation for all other practices. It is a technique used to develop our power of attention and bring our coarse and subtle thoughts to a restful state. In other words, it is resting or abiding in that peaceful state.
Buddhist Ethics: Ten Virtues and Non-Virtues
Welcome to your crash course in Buddhist Ethics! Don’t worry, there won’t be any actual crashing. Hopefully this will be more of a road map of where to go
Walking the Bodhisattva Path: Bodhisattva and Refuge Vows Explained
An in-depth look at refuge and bodhisattva vows and the meaning of being on the bodhisattva path.
Bodhi what? Bodhicitta? Bodhisattva? What’s the difference?
A Tibetan Buddhist explanation of bodhisattva and bodhicitta and meditation practices for developing bodhicitta.
How to Develop Equanimity According to Tibetan Buddhism
According to Tibetan Buddhism in order to develop equanimity it requires understanding the causes and conditions that contribute to suffering.
THREE SIMPLE SELF-COMPASSION EXERCISES
Meditation carries a wide range of benefits, including easing suffering, discovering happiness, and living more compassionately
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