Compassion

To find and implement realistic ways to overcome suffering, we need to deconstruct false appearances and, thereby, see reality.

The Buddhist view of love.

Extend your love for all others to be happy, to overcome feeling isolated and alone.

On this day of Vesak, commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away, we remember his universal message of compassion, non-violence and interdependence – more relevant than ever in these challenging times.

There are many ways to help when we meet someone in need.

Compassion is the most stable when based on the natural closeness and affection between mother and newborn and on the equality of everyone in wanting to be happy.

Learn the difference between doing a shamatha meditation on compassion and a vipashyana meditation on compassion – between doing the analytical one and the stabilizing one.

How to get started with meditation? For most people, with meditation focusing on the breath and then generating love.

The universal values of kindness and honesty transcend any religious differences.

Buddhist methods for developing compassion, the beneficial state of mind wishing for others to be free of their suffering.