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Compassion

Heroic Mindfulness

April 27, 2021October 11, 2018 by Thomas Schenk

Some thoughts on finding our way through the labyrinth of these times…

Categories Compassion, Free, Meditation, Philosophy/Wisdom 1 Comment

Literature’s Wrath: How Classics Can Move Us To Action

December 15, 2018August 16, 2018 by Jeff Worthy

Remembering the people who would love to have your bad days…

Categories Books, Compassion, Free, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Paying Attention

July 30, 2018June 14, 2018 by SNS Guest

Our guest author explores what’s gained by paying attention and what is lost through distraction…

Categories Community, Compassion, Free, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Mortality’s Mirror

April 19, 2018 by Jeff Worthy

Can we face up to death, our own and that of others..?

Categories Compassion, Free, Practices & Ritual, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Bodhicitta: The Mind of Awakening

February 3, 2018January 18, 2018 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Daniel writes about the awakening and more compassionate living…

Categories Buddhism, Compassion, Free, Philosophy/Wisdom Tags bodhicitta, bodhisattva, buddhism, shantideva Leave a comment

How Hard is Empathy?

August 4, 2016February 17, 2014 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock explains how, even if we may be imperfect in our efforts, cultivating empathy is worth it…

Categories Compassion, Free Tags community, compassion, coping, empathy, race, sympathy, yoga 2 Comments

Compassion hacking: rooting out the attribution bug

August 4, 2016September 2, 2013 by DT Strain

There is a bug in our thought process that often blocks compassion. Here’s how to deal with it…

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What you think and how you feel: it matters

August 4, 2016August 5, 2013 by DT Strain

The best mask in the world will not bring true happiness…

Categories Compassion, Free 6 Comments

When Love Seems Absent

August 4, 2016June 3, 2013 by DT Strain

What to do if you should find yourself in a place without love…

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