(Part of the series Is compassion happy or sad?) The main reason why thinking of others’ suffering hurts is due…
Browsing: New Kadampa Tradition
This article is part of the series: Is Compassion Happy or Sad? We are not aiming impossibly high even when…
Compassion is the fuel of spiritual progress, but is it a sad or a happy state of mind? The Buddhist…
I wrote the article below in April 2012. Kadampa Life has now had over 2 million visits. I thought briefly…
The earliest recorded Olympic competition occurred in 776 B.C. Buddha Shakyamuni taught in 500 B.C. The ancient Greeks valued physical…
At 8am this morning, as I was peacefully absorbed in meditation, someone honked their horn very loudly. There was a…
I’m continuing with the subject of love, desire and attachment started in this article. Our attachment can be very strong.…
Happy Valentine’s Day! A good day to talk about love, I think. This is the annual “love day”. For most…
Some time has elapsed since I wrote this article on Homs, Syria; but the question “What can we do?” seems just as…
Sometimes our lives are so busy helping others that we get out of the habit of letting go and taking…