A couple of times people have contacted me saying that self-compassion is not possible. Both times they've quoted dictionary definitions…
"...an individual keeps pervading the first direction — as well as the second direction, the third, and the fourth —…
As I wrote in my book, Living as a River: Relating to someone as a “self”—on the basis of how…
Yesterday I wrote about how the Buddha, when he was in agony after having been injured, kept the suffering of…
I've often written about how experiencing compassion for ourselves can naturally spill over to experiencing compassion for other people. When…
We can see beings with the eyes of compassion, or with the eyes of utility. We almost literally live in…
This is one of my favorite little stories: One afternoon, a tired-looking dog wandered into my yard and followed me…
I'd like to suggest a simple practice for you. For the next hour or so, let the first thought you…
It's very easy for us to assume that the one who feels compassion is in some way superior to the…
Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for…