This talk discusses the Buddha's Teaching and the Enneagram's teaching on suffering; its cause and cessation and how the development of compassion heals and transforms suffering in ourselves and in the world.
Our intentions link us to the world, sharpen our thoughts, words actions. The intentions of renunciation Kindness and Compassion shape an ethical liberated heart and life.
I just received teachings with the Dalai Lama last week on the topic,
I'm going to start a series on Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way
of Life. This is one of the Dalai Lama's central teachings. As he says, "If
I have any understanding of compassion and the practice of the bodhisattva path, it is entirely on the basis of this text that I possess it."
This talk discusses the current research in mindfulness, including the areas of physical health, attention, mental health, self-compassion, and brain research.
In this talk Tara responds to questions from participants on how to bring a healing attention to anger, sleepiness, great loss and the wounds of our world. She grounds the teachings in the two wings of clear recognition (of what is happening) and an allowing presence, one that is full with compassion.
