By Pema Chödrön, bell hooks — 2018
Pema Chödrön and bell hooks talk about facing life’s challenges, in this 1997 conversation from the Lion’s Roar archives.
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According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.
At a weekend workshop I led, one of the participants, Marian, shared her story about the shame and guilt that had tortured her.
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A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.
Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.
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Three messages by prominent Buddhists address the recent mail bombing campaign and deadly shootings.
As Buddhist teaching says, suffering has the potential to deepen our compassion and understanding of the human condition. And in so doing, it can lead us to even greater faith, joy and well-being.