Personal Reflections Compassion
Compassion
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, playwright Sarah Ruhl shares her journey to acceptance and self-compassion following her diagnosis with Bell’s palsy.
Overwhelmed? Pay Attention
Our natural empathy and compassion arises and we’re able to deeply connect with everyone’s struggles and suffering—including our own.
Personal Reflections Compassion
A Subway Epiphany and Transcendent Freedom
In an excerpt from his new book, Wisdom Is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life, Robert Thurman explains the power of embracing interdependent causation.
How to Understand Selflessness—and Why It’s So Important
In an interview on Tricycle Talks, meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein explains the central Buddhist concept of no self and how it naturally leads to lovingkindness.
How to Follow the Bodhisattva Path Without Burning Out
Connecting with the unified field of life can help relieve suffering and make us all feel at home.
Personal Reflections Compassion
Is Your ‘Tea Boy’ Primordially Buddha?
A former legislator struggles to see the Buddha in her political opponents.
An Appropriate Response
When we practice compassion, we embody an impossible vow.
Lessons from a Master Spy
Compassion is not about groups. It is about individuals.
How to Get Rid of Pests and Bugs the Buddhist Way
Kill that impulse! Here are compassionate Buddhist solutions for your favorite pests, without killing them.
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