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Mindfulness to Increase Your Compassion Bandwidth

by Michael W. Taft
November 8, 2013July 31, 2017

from The Greater Good Science Center Many of us assume that we only have so much compassion to spare. But research says we can build our capacity to alleviate suffering. Compassion is a powerful moral… Read More »Mindfulness to Increase Your Compassion Bandwidth

Dying with Dad, Part 2

by Jessica Graham
August 9, 2011November 12, 2019

by Jessica Graham My teacher Shinzen teaches that mindfulness meditation has three parts: concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity, which all together lead to a reduction in suffering. But sometimes people have “freak-outs.” A freak-out is… Read More »Dying with Dad, Part 2