COURSE INFORMATION
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Developing compassion and wisdom, and helping those in need whenever possible, is the true meaning of life. By increasing our compassion we come closer to enlightenment and to the fulfillment of our deepest wishes.
What exactly is compassion? Compassion is one’s motivation to cherish other living beings and desire to release them from suffering. Although we already have some degree of compassion, at present it is very biased and limited. When our family and friends are suffering, we easily develop compassion for them, but we find it far more difficult to feel sympathy for people we find unpleasant, or for strangers. If we genuinely want to realize our potential by attaining full enlightenment we need to increase the scope of our compassion until it embraces all living beings without exception. In this course we will explore how to develop compassion, take away suffering and give happiness; and to engage in a bodhisattva’s actions.
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