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Life as Moments of Mercy: An Interview with Stephen Levine

By Randy Peyser, Stephen Levine — 2013

Much of the work that Ondrea and I do is the work of encouraging the mind to sink into the heart. We explore grief—not just the grief of the loss of a loved one, but the loss of safety, confidence, and trust which accompanies grief.

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When Your Fears About Dying Are Unhealthy

The fear of death and dying is quite common, and most people fear death to varying degrees. To what extent that fear occurs and what it pertains to specifically varies from one person to another.

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Angela Morrow
2019
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How to Live Compassionately: Forgive Yourself Forgive Others

According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.

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Toni Bernhard
2016
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How to Cultivate Equanimity Regardless of Your Circumstances

A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.

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Toni Bernhard
2011
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How to Bring More Meaning to Dying

Palliative care specialist BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger explain how to bring more meaning and less suffering to the end of life.

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BJ Miller, Shoshana Berger
2019
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Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism

The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.

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Olga Khazan
2019
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Compassionate Mind, Healthy Body

Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.

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Emma Seppälä
2013
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Through a Glass Darkly: Miriam Greenspan on Moving from Grief to Gratitude

"Well, the Buddha taught that we increase our suffering through our attempts to avoid it." - Miriam Greenspan

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Barbara Platek, Miriam Greenspan
2008
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Inspiration and Joy Amidst Suffering and Loss

As Buddhist teaching says, suffering has the potential to deepen our compassion and understanding of the human condition. And in so doing, it can lead us to even greater faith, joy and well-being.

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James Baraz
2014
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Can We Afford Joy in a World of Suffering?

When people hear that I teach an online course called Awakening Joy, they sometimes respond with skepticism; the idea of letting themselves actually feel joy in times like these seems a bit frivolous and self-indulgent.

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James Baraz
2010
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Reaching Out for Compassion

At a weekend workshop I led, one of the participants, Marian, shared her story about the shame and guilt that had tortured her.

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Tara Brach
2014
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