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101 Contemplative, Existential Psychotherapy and Dzogchen

The Imperfect Buddha Podcast

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Compassion Is the Central Thing in Mahayana Buddhism

The cultivation of bodhicitta is usually given as the wish for an end of suffering for others. Do you think one can actually in a human sense remaining vulnerable to use that term of yours go back cultivating compassion so that they are not overwhelmed by that massive weight of well what seems to be just endless suffering and stupidity? That's a really good question. The only way to do that with integrity is to do it from the inside out. As we become more sensitive, then we can just organically we become more compassionate towards others then we can we can share that we can if I can't help it.

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