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May 18, 2021 Bodhicitta / brahma-vihara / Buddhism / Compassion / loving kindness / tonglen

Empathy as A Way of Life: Compassion (Karuna), The Second Brahma-Vihara

On to my second post about the Brahma-Viharas. You can read the first one on loving-kindness here. Now I will

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May 11, 2021 brahma-vihara / Buddhism / loving kindness / meditation

How to Be More Loving: Loving Kindness (Metta), The First Brahma-Vihara

The Brahma-Viharas, translated by some as “sublime attitudes,” are the Buddha’s most important teachings of the heart. There are 4

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