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Breathing Compassion In and Out

By Kristin Neff — 2018

Kristin Neff guides us through a twenty-minute compassion meditation, first directing kind phrases to ourselves and then to others.

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Pema Khandro’s Vajrasattva Meditation

This shows the visualization instructions for the Vajrasattva meditation, a foundational practice of Tibetan Buddhism’s Vajrayana meditation path. It focuses on seeing oneself purified of all karma and negative tendencies and arising as a luminous buddha.

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Pema Khandro
2016
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The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation

This modern spiritual classic, presented as a thirty-day meditation retreat taught by Joseph Goldstein, offers timeless practical instructions and real-world advice for practicing meditation—whether walking or sitting in formal practice or engaging in everyday life.

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Joseph Goldstein, Ram Dass (introduction)
2020
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Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness

Mother Teresa. The Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela. Gandhi. Some admire such figures from afar and think, "How special they are; I could never be like that." But, as John Makransky has learned, the power of real and enduring love lies within every one of us.

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John Makransky, Lama Surya Das (foreword)
2007
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Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

In Insight Meditation, Joseph Goldstein provides an overview of Buddhist practice and its context generally while focusing on vipassana meditation specifically.

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Joseph Goldstein
2003
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An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to New York City in 1999, he spoke simply and powerfully on the everyday Buddhist practice of compassion.

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The Dalai Lama
2002
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Stages of Meditation: The Buddhist Classic on Training the Mind

The Dalai Lama explains the principles of meditation in a practice-oriented format especially suited to Westerners.

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The Dalai Lama, Kamalashila
2019
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Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World

In her first new book of spiritual teachings in over seven years, Pema Chödrön offers a combination of wisdom, heartfelt reflections, and the signature mix of humor and insight that have made her a beloved figure to turn to during times of change.

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Pema Chödrön
2020
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