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Many people develop an interest in Buddhism, but it can be hard to know where...

“Compassion has the power to bring harshness and cruelty to an end; compassion heals our...

Whenever I teach a meditation class I always ask the people what they think meditation...

Saga Dawa is considered a holy month in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. It’s said to...

Loving-kindness and Compassion are two attitudes that we can develop. Learning to embody these attitudes...

At the Rime Center we do a chant every Sunday called Supplication to the Buddha....

Saga Dawa is a holy month in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. It’s a lunar calendar,...

The path of Metta is a radical path. Boundless kindness is outside of our normal...

“Each moment of cultivating the psychological gesture of kindness rather than the impulse of abandonment...

I see something in my work as a labor organizer again and again. This is...

In our spiritual journey we are trying to cultivate compassion in order to live in...

May You Be Happy May You Be Healthy May You Be Safe May You Be...

Chotrul Duchen, the Festival of Miracles, is one of the four great Tibetan Buddhist holidays....

Cultivating an attitude rooted in compassion helps our well-being in various ways. The world may...

“If we learn to relate to others from the perspective of our shared humanity, we...

I’m willing to continue saying that compassion is the core of our being, that an...

“An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathetically hold both parts of...

Losar is sometimes called the Tibetan New Year. It’s based on a lunar calendar, so...

“Showing and receiving kindness is one of the most powerful communications, because that communication is...

“If we attach importance to someone we will feel greater concern for the person and,...

If we can learn to embody compassion in our lives, it will lead to more...

“We cultivate a way of being in this world where no one needs to earn...

In the book ‘A Fearless Heart,' Thupten Jinpa (PhD and former monk) describes a list...

The Rime Center has existed in Kansas City for nearly 30 years. It was founded...

Way back when I was 20 years old I started practicing meditation for myself. I...

I’m going to share with you a meditation prayer that we recite at the Rime...

“It takes courage to open our hearts to others and to expose our vulnerability.” -Thupten...

Self Compassion is a concept I had trouble understanding at first. I heard we need...

I don’t always try to be a journalist, but apparently I’m trying to be one...

Our meditation practice can help us soften our rough edges. This is an analogy that...