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Compassion
He questions whether compassion can coexist with self-respect.
- Signals
- 32
- First seen
- 2006
- Last seen
- 2019
- Span
- 14 years
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What the thread reveals
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Compassion is a thread that weaves through Matthew Williamson's writing, from early posts like Compassion and Aggression in 2006 to later reflections like A Love Letter to Me in 2019. In A Code of Conduct for My Family from 2007, he outlines a set of principles for cultivating kindness and compassion, including respect for all beings. This emphasis on compassion is echoed in posts like Energy, Compassion and Healing from 2007 and Chenrezig Practice from 2013, which explore the role of compassion in spiritual practice. Over time, the theme of compassion evolves to include a deeper exploration of self-compassion, as seen in A Love Letter to Me, where Matthew offers a powerful expression of love and acceptance to himself.
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The thread through time
32 posts across 9 active years, oldest to newest.
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2006 2 signals - Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva Do I actually know someone who could be considered a Bodhisattva? Some person who I might have contact with that is concerned with one thing only: teaching the ... →
- Compassion and Aggression I am not a quiet person. I don't sneak up behind people, they see me coming, they can hear my footfall and feel my presence in the room before I make myself kno... →
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2007 13 signals - A conversation between friends about God A good friend and i had a conversation a few days ago that I think is worth sharing. We had spoke about a few things already and then he read on of my posts, le... →
- Sportmanship and Ego My son played in a basketball tournament this past weekend and I was honestly disturbed by the lack of sportsmanship. Both the players and the parents of the op... →
- Quiet Forgiving: Loving Kindness with Chenrezig I am terrible at remaining calm and staying in a forgiving state of mind. I too quickly allow myself to become upset and angry when people, especially those peo... →
- Mother's Day and Compassion Spent yesterday with the family. Most of the day was just at home with my wife and children, it was nice and quiet. We watched a couple of sappy movies, which m... →
- What Will It Take? What will it take to make me listen? What will it take to make me see with out distortion? What will it take to make me understand, to make me care, to make me ... →
- Energy, Compassion and Healing I went last night to the Oklahoma City Reiki Energy Circle Meetup . Very nice group of people there. The woman who runs the Meetup has been practicing for 4 or ... →
- Dharma Talk So much is happening right now that I am writing this one to get it all out so that I can see it. First : I had a wonderful talk with Loppön Barbara Du Bois yes... →
- Thank You Mom I was watching people at lunch today, sitting alone in the corner at Taco Bueno , eating my bean burritos and thinking. There was a mom feeding her son a taco. ... →
- People Change Have you ever lost a friend? 'Lost' might not be the right term, I mean you know where the person is spatially, just not where they are as your friend any more.... →
- White Tara comes to Oklahoma City Lama Dudjom Dorjee came back to Oklahoma City this past weekend for another Dharma Talk at Windsong Dojo . He mainly spoke about the Bardo , compassion and unde... →
- Healing This Reality This one may be too squishy and goody-goody for some of you. It might sound too 'out there' and too 'new age' for most of us stoic westerners, but it resonates ... →
- Ideas That Drive Us I recently wrote that ideas can change us at the very core of who we are. I was on TED last night and I watched the below presentation by Dan Dennett which rein... →
- A Code of Conduct for My Family This is a list of thoughts, actions and ways. It is written to help you, and all of us to be kinder, more compassionate people. I believe that our job in this l... →
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2008 2 signals - The Goddess Note: A good friend of mine sent this to me out of the blue, and it is wonderful and amazing. I am blessed to have read it. Thereupon, Manjusri, the crown princ... →
- 312 Any Street Love was walking away again, chasing it wasn't an option this time. For maybe the first time since he could remember, he was worth more than this. He was worth ... →
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2010 3 signals - Be My Friend Just some random reasons that make me a good friend. I know how to treat people. As long as you are a decent person, hey, me too! strong work ethic. no kidding,... →
- Buddhist Vegetarian Reasons... Just one more reason I need to adopt a true vegetarian lifestyle. Just as no pleasures can bring delight To someone whose body is ablaze with fire, Nor can the ... →
- Feel My Hand In Yours The soft sounds of the television find their way down the hallway. My son is asleep, but I have yet to make it to his room to turn off the T.V. and cover him up... →
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2013 4 signals - Your Advocate The trees are singing to you, listen. A blooming flower is more worthy of our gaze than all the stars in the sky. Dig your bare feet into the earth. Feel the gr... →
- In Adoration The gods are as real as you or me, I assure you of this fact*. They deserve your adoration and acknowledgement, your practice and meditation, but they cannot gr... →
- Chenrezig Practice [caption id="attachment_746" align="alignright" width="285"] The Buddha of Compassion[/caption] Ok, enough of this messing around... I am going to commit myself... →
- What (Who) is Chenrezig to me? Last night a friend asked me to describe Chenrezig to him. So I tried like this: To me, Chenrezig represents the open path to Buddha Nature. He said, 'say more'... →
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2015 4 signals - The Calling Call the good ancestors whom have wished us well down throughout the eons. Call the Mother spirit of the earth upon whom we stand and from whom all nourishment ... →
- Karmapa's Wisdom on Visualization His Holiness The 17th Karmapa spoke of how when we express devotion to a visualization or painting of a deity, that deity is not external to us; we are honoring... →
- The Birth Of Tara The story of Tara's origin, according to the Tara Tantra, recounts that eons ago she was born as a king's daughter, and as a compassionate princess, she regular... →
- Enemies No matter how many outside enemies you destroy, whenever you destroy one enemy, another appears. It goes on and on. There is no end to it. On the ... →
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2019 2 signals - A Love Letter to Me You were born and loved. Your own body wanted you to die when you were only days old. Surgery, a white cat, and love saved you. At thirteen a tiny b... →
- Some Random Poems I’ve seen this before I’ve dreamed through the clouds and set the stars alight. I’ve stepped from mountain to mountain and splashed in oceans on planets far fro... →