If you look from the point of view of cultivating or acting from an impartial compassion, a compassion that goes out to everybody equally, you can view abusive situations within Buddhist communities from four different […]
Tag: Compassion
Not to extend our natural compassion and kindness to others makes us a ‘world killer’ – says the 17th Karmapa
“One of the most important and tragic killer is the lack of compassion and kindness in our hearts.” We all have a natural feeling of kindness, a natural compassion. “But it seems that we can […]
Between Basic Goodness and the Lows of Human Behaviour
There is some research that suggests that children have natural altruistic impulses. A French-German ARTE documentary, “Die Revolution der Selbstlosen” (The Revolution of the Selfness), has documented some of these research results. The ARTE documentary, however, also […]
A Must Watch: Video About the Historic Conference of Western Buddhist Teachers with H.H. the Dalai Lama
Many, many years ago, when I had the chance to escape my Buddhist “cults” – the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and Ganden Tashi Choeling (GTC) – I had the good luck to see a video […]
What does the Dalai Lama mean to a young Tibetan, grown up in occupied Tibet under Chinese rule?
One of Seven Billion Human Beings by Jamyang Tashi “What does the Dalai Lama mean to you?” One of my American friends asked me this question about two years ago after we had a long conversation […]
The Dalai Lama’s Compassion – A Healing Experience
“I had no idea how deeply spiritual our visit would become. The meeting with His Holiness would rank as one of the most emotional and treasured moments of my life — along with the births […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 