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Compassion Talks

Compassion is a social feeling that motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental, or emotional pains of others and themselves. Compassion is sensitivity to the emotional aspects of the suffering of others. When based on notions such as fairness, justice, and interdependence, it may be considered partially rational in nature.
Compassion involves "feeling for another" and is a precursor to empathy, the "feeling as another" capacity (as opposed to sympathy, the "feeling towards another"). In common parlance, active compassion is the desire to alleviate another's suffering.
Compassion involves allowing ourselves to be moved by suffering to help alleviate and prevent it. An act of compassion is one that is intended to be helpful. Other virtues that harmonize with compassion include patience, wisdom, kindness, perseverance, warmth, and resolve. It is often, though not inevitably, the key component in altruism. The difference between sympathy and compassion is that the former responds to others' suffering with sorrow and concern whereas the latter responds with warmth and care. An article in Clinical Psychology Review suggests that "compassion consists of three facets: noticing, feeling, and responding".
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Compassion with the Controlling ImpulseEmphasizing compassion and de-emphasizing trying to control. Compassion with the impulse to try to control. Being careful without trying to control. Impartiality towards the outcome; for example,... Compassion, control, non-grasping, Lovingkindness, Avalokiteshvara, Avalokiteshvara,... |
Feb 04 2023 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Compassion Beyond Control Boundaries Compassion, Lovingkindness, Avalokiteshvara |
Feb 04 2023 |
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Compassionate Paths to Buddhahood Buddha, Compassion, Bodhisattva |
Jan 13 2023 |
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The Zazen of the Buddhas' Is Great CompassionThe zazen of the buddhas is great compassion.The most common type of compassion is compassion towards suffering as it appears to us. It sees living beings and their suffering as independently... Compassion, Han, Pukkasati, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Intimacy... |
Dec 10 2022 No Abode Hermitage |
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Formality Fosters Genuine Zen Intimacy Intimacy, Sangha, Compassion |
Dec 04 2022 |
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Cultivating Compassion Within Zen Practice Practice, Compassion, Offering |
Dec 02 2022 |
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Zen's Dance of Compassionate Stillness Compassion, Bell, Suzuki Roshi |
Dec 01 2022 |
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Communion Through Great Compassion Compassion, Transmission, Practice |
Nov 30 2022 |
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Embracing Dragons in Zazen Practice Compassion, Practice, Instruction |
Oct 22 2022 |
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Protecting and Liberating All BeingsA residential retreat at Mount Madonna. #MtMadonna-2021-Fall, Compassion, Diversity, Intimacy, Faith, Observe, Conversation,... |
Nov 21 2021 1 of 2 Mount Madonna Center |
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Compassionate Consciousness Through Zen Awakening Sangha, Compassion, Gratitude |
Nov 21 2021 |
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Layers of Compassion Unveiled Compassion, Practice, Suffering |
Nov 21 2021 |
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November 20th, 2021, Serial No. 04590 Compassion, Vow, Karmic Consciousness |
Nov 20 2021 |
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Protecting and Liberating All BeingsA residential weekend retreat at Mount Madonna. #MtMadonna-2021-Fall, Compassion, Intimacy, Observe, Zazen, Bodhidharma, American... |
Nov 19 2021 Mount Madonna Center |
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The Science of CompassionA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community Enlightenment, Compassion, Karmic Consciousness, Yangshan, Non-thinking, ... |
Nov 13 2021 Zoom |
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November 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04584 Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Compassion |
Nov 13 2021 |
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November 12th, 2021, Serial No. 04594 Compassion, Buddha, Karmic Consciousness |
Nov 12 2021 |
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Impartial Path to Universal Compassion Compassion, Hate, Equanimity |
Nov 10 2021 |
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November 7th, 2021, Serial No. 04582 Compassion, Practice, Suffering |
Nov 07 2021 |
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October 20th, 2021, Serial No. 04576 Compassion, Buddha, Pain |
Oct 20 2021 |
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October 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04575 Compassion, Suffering, Buddha |
Oct 13 2021 |
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October 2nd, 2021, Serial No. 04574 Compassion, confusion, Suffering |
Oct 02 2021 |
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August 28th, 2021, Serial No. 04573 Suffering, Pain, Compassion |
Aug 28 2021 |
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August 18th, 2021, Serial No. 04572 Compassion, Generosity, Practice |
Aug 18 2021 |
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August 11th, 2021, Serial No. 04571 Compassion, Suffering, Generosity |
Aug 11 2021 |
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August 4th, 2021, Serial No. 04570 Suffering, Pain, Compassion |
Aug 04 2021 |
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July 21st, 2021, Serial No. 04567 Compassion, Suffering, Happiness |
Jul 21 2021 |
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July 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04566 Compassion, Suffering, Enemies |
Jul 13 2021 |
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July 10th, 2021, Serial No. 04564 Compassion, Pain, Emotions |
Jul 10 2021 |
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July 10th, 2021, Serial No. 04565 Compassion, Buddha, Practice |
Jul 10 2021 |
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July 6th, 2021, Serial No. 04563 Compassion, Pain, Practice |
Jul 06 2021 |
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May 2nd, 2020, Serial No. 04525 Buddha, Compassion, Precepts |
May 02 2020 |
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Caring for Everything as AwakeningA virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community via Zoom. Zoom, Coronavirus, Buddha, Precepts, Compassion |
May 02 2020 Zoom |
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March 2nd, 2020, Serial No. 04520 Suffering, Discrimination, Compassion |
Mar 02 2020 |
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January 19th, 2020, Serial No. 04499 Delusion, Practice, Compassion |
Jan 19 2020 |
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Beyond Awakening: Embracing Endless Practice Karmic Consciousness, Compassion, Delusion |
Jan 2020 |
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October 27th, 2019, Serial No. 04495 Compassion, Impermanence, Practice |
Oct 27 2019 |
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July 13th, 2019, Serial No. 04489 Compassion, Practice, Suffering |
Jul 13 2019 |
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July 13th, 2019, Serial No. 04490 Compassion, Buddha, Consciousness |
Jul 13 2019 |
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March 11th, 2019, Serial No. 04472 Enlightenment, Compassion, Intimacy |
Mar 11 2019 |
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What Is Most Important For You In This LifeWe are all creating the space together for people to have profound experience in zazen. Kind and unkind thoughts are opportunities to express the Buddha mind. Compassion towards wholesome and... Compassion, Buddha Mind, Mill Valley, Gratitude, Repentance, Enemies, Nirvana,... |
Feb 02 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Hands And Eyes Of AvalokiteshvaraCompassion is the teaching of the Buddha. Stories of the different statues and scrolls at No Abode. Yunmen and Daowu, the thousand arms of Avalokiteshvara. Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, Transmission, Silence, Avalokiteshvara, Perfect Wisdom,... |
Nov 10 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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October 22nd, 2018, Serial No. 04447 Compassion, Ego, Practice |
Oct 22 2018 |
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October 21st, 2018, Serial No. 04446 Compassion, Practice, Practice Period |
Oct 21 2018 |
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Silent Sitting and Social ActionAll compounded phenomena are unworthy of confidence. Compassion to these unstable phenomena is our practice. Zen stories are about enacting awakening within social interactions. Attend to your body,... Compassion, Four Foundations, Practice Period, Practice Period, Mindfulness, Observe... |
Oct 20 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Silent Sitting and Social ActionSitting in the world, we can't perceive the whole world; we sit in our dharma position, which changes all the time. Impermanence is Buddhism - this place is no abode.. Dharma Position, Impermanence, Compassion, Impermanence, Original Nature, Hate... |
Oct 20 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Compassion is a ConversationA conversation is what we are doing together. Buddhas are sitting upright and still, in the midst of everything, having a conversation with silence. The story of his Nanchuan and his sickle. Meeting... Compassion, Global Warming, Koan, Global Warming, Stillness, Ceremony |
Sep 15 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #4Being supported in compassion; Uncle Mi and the rabbit; Compassion, Buddha Nature, Perfect Wisdom, Attachment |
Jul 14 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #4Opportunities for compassion - with friends and enemies; the story of the destitute son from the Lotus Sutra Compassion, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra |
Jul 14 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |