100 Days of Lovingkindness

Guided compassion meditation (karuna bhavana)

Here's a recording of a guided meditation that I led in a Google+ Hangout, for people who are part of…

May 23, 2013

Compassion is not superiority (Day 42)

It's very easy for us to assume that the one who feels compassion is in some way superior to the…

May 23, 2013

The science of happiness and compassion (Day 41)

Compassion is becoming a "hot topic" in scientific research, and the good news is that compassion has been shown to…

May 22, 2013

Compassion, bliss, and beyond (Day 40)

People often think of compassion as being a sombre, even depressing experience, but that doesn't have to be the case.…

May 21, 2013

Compassion can be joyful (Day 39)

For most of the 25 days in which we focused on Metta Bhavana, I felt like I was swimming in…

May 20, 2013

Why are we so hard on ourselves? (Day 38)

We can be very hard on ourselves, can't we? It's as if, sometimes, we're watching out for any tiny hint…

May 19, 2013

“Perhaps everything terrifying is deep down a helpless thing that needs our help.” Rainer Maria Rilke

"Perhaps everything terrifying is deep down a helpless thing that needs our help," Rainer Maria Rilke wrote to a friend…

May 18, 2013

Compassion and causing pain (Day 36)

The other day I wrote about "Idiot Compassion," which I described as '...avoiding conflict, letting people walk all over you,…

May 17, 2013

Self-compassion is not selfish (Day 35)

In his book, Living Ethically: Advice from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland, Sangharakshita has some advice for those who feel guilty about…

May 16, 2013

The Buddha (and his disciples) on compassion (Day 34)

After 34 days of blogging on mindfulness and compassion I'm getting a little tired of the sound of my own…

May 15, 2013