Compassion

Foundation for Development of Equanimity In order to generate the enlightening aim of bodhichitta with which we wish to attain enlightenment in order to benefit all living beings, it is first necessary to develop a sense of equanimity and an equal attitude toward everyone. If...

(1) Through my constructive act of having (reflected upon and) composed Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior, may all wandering beings become (adornments for the world,) engaged in the behavior of bodhisattvas. (2) As many beings as there are in all directions, diseased with...

The Need for Deconstruction Methods Sometimes, we discover that we are overreacting to what we see, hear, or feel because we are mistaken about what we perceived. We thought, for example, that our friend was angry with us because he or she did not call for days. In fact, our...

Exercise 12: Visualizing Life's Changes The first exercise for deconstructing deceptive appearances helps us to dissolve faulty impressions we might have of situations or persons as permanent. We need to deconstruct our feelings that people's appearance, mode of behavior, or...

Differentiating the Various Aspects of Feelings Adjusting the ten mental factors is an effective means for increasing attentiveness to problems and for enhancing the intention to respond. Several factors, however, may still hamper this response. One of the more troublesome is...

World peace begins with finding inner peace through warm-hearted relations with others.

Helping others, if possible, but at least not harming them is the way to live an ethical life.

Inner peace comes from a realistic attitude, honesty, compassion and altruism.

Genuine happiness and satisfaction come from within, from compassion and human affection.

This Theravada sutta is one of the most complete sets of instructions on how to use the practice of loving-kindness to reach enlightenment. It can be found in the “Sutta Nipata,” the collection of sermons of the Buddha.