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Dharma Talks
2012-12-04 Compassion is Empty 26:33
Sally Armstrong
There are two great proximate causes for compassion: suffering and wisdom. Suffering opens the heart and wisdom lets us see the fragile impermanent nature of all things. Q&A at end of talk
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-12-04 Guided Compassion Meditation 43:21
Sally Armstrong
The near enemy of compassion is pity; the far energy is cruelty. But more often the obstacles to true compassion are wanting to fix rather than be with suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Emptiness: a Meditation and Study Retreat

2012-11-20 Compassion and Metta 56:33
Spring Washam
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-19 Guided Meditation - Mental States and Compassion 31:54
Lila Kate Wheeler
17 minute guided meditation on finding peace in the body and opening to states of mind and thinking as support for awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanksgiving Insight Retreat

2012-11-17 Compassion 38:58
Caroline Jones
this talk explores the need for compassion and considers what helps and hinders its arising.
Gaia House November Solitary

2012-11-08 Empathy: The Key that Unlocks the Heart 49:19
James Baraz
The ability to put oneself in someone else's shoes is the doorway to compassion. Once there is compassion then forgiveness, connection and genuine metta naturally follow. This talk includes a teaching from Thai master, Ajahn Maha Boowa, on the power of empathy.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2012-11-04 Vedana 36:36
Caroline Jones
This talk explores the world of feeling and the Buddha's encouragement to bring compassion and wisdom to our experience of pleasure and pain.
Gaia House November Solitary

2012-11-03 Applied Compassion 1:17:47
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2012-10-30 Introduction to Compassion Meditation 47:05
Rebecca Bradshaw
Contains a 15 minute introduction to the Brahmavihara of Compassion and a half hour guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2012-10-27 NeuroDharma of Love: Compassion and Lovingkindness Practice 18:07
Rick Hanson
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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