#compassion

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reviewed Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Annalee Newitz: Automatic Noodle (AudiobookFormat, 2025, Macmillan Audio)

A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle …

Adorable People Taking Care of Each Other

On the surface, this is a story about a diverse group of adorable people (most of whom happen to be robots) taking care of each other while starting a hand-pulled #noodle shop. Slightly below the surface, and done with a lot of #kindness, Annalee Newitz does a wonderful job of putting the reader in a perspective to see how various kinds of #discrimination and #unskillful action make things unpleasant for everyone while at the same time showing that #handicraft, #compassion, and community-building have lovely results across the board.

#𰻞𰻞麵 #𰻝𰻝面 #biangbiangmian #handpulled #community

reviewed Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg: Lovingkindness (AudiobookFormat, 2024, Shambhala Publications)

Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense …

A Good Manual of IMS-Style Brahmavihārā Practice

It's a really good manual of brahmavihārā practice as it is taught in the tradition of the Insight Meditation Society. It covers everything one would want to start a practice and it's plenty deep enough for experience practitioners looking for a refresher. The four sublime abidings are complemented well by two chapters on #generosity (#dāna) and #morality (#sīla), so in a sense it's a bit like going backwards through the ten #pāramī

#brahmavihārā #IMS #meditation #lovingkindness #mettā #compassion #karuṇā #sympatheticjoy #muditā #equanimity #upekkhā

replied to Sasu's status

I've been working through this one again gradually as a complement to the MMTCP Training I'm doing and in which the practice of #RAIN features quite prominently. Now that I have more practice under my belt, I'm struck by how versatile the practice truly is and how it not only is connected to other practices (such as #tonglen, and, less explicitly, Nonviolent Communication #NVC), but also complements and is complemented by these same practices.

#MMTCP #TaraBrach #NonviolentCommunication #mindfulness #compassion

A quotation from The Bible

   But the man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
   Jesus replied, “A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of brigands; they took all he had, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead. Now a priest happened to be travelling down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite who came to the place saw him, and passed by on the other side.
   “But a Samaritan traveller who came upon him was moved with compassion when he saw him. He went up and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He then lifted him on to his own mount, carried him to the inn and looked after him. …

quoted The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield: The Wise Heart (Paperback, 2009, Bantam Books) No rating

A guide to the transformative power of Buddhist psychology-for meditators and mental health professionals, Buddhists …

Living with compassion does not mean we have to give away all our possessions, take in every homeless person we meet, and fix every difficult in our extended family and community. Compassion is not co-dependence. It does not mean we lose our self-respect or sacrifice ourself blindly for others. In the West, we are confused about this point. We mistakenly fear that if we become to compassionate we will be overwhelmed by the suffering of others. But this happens only when our compassion is one-sided. In Buddhist psychology compassion is a circle that encompasses all beings, including ourselves. Compassion blossoms only when we remember ourself and others, when the two sides are in harmony. Compassion is not foolish. It doesn't just go along with what others want so they don't feel bad. There is a yes in compassion and there is also a no, said with the same courage of heart. No to abuse, no to racism, no to violence, both personal and worldwide. The no is said not out of hate but out of an unwavering care. Buddhists call this the fierce sword of compassion. It is the powerful no of leaving a destructive family, the agonizing no of allowing an addict to experience the consequences of his acts.

— The Wise Heart by  (Page 32 - 33)

A helpful reminder on the lived experience of compassion. #compassion #karuna #karuṇā #Buddhism #Buddhist #BuddhistPsychology #JackKornfield

Halloween: a day when we get it right.
Strangers come to us,
beautiful, ugly, odd or scary,
and we accept them all without question,
compliment them, treat them kindly,
and give them good things.

Why don't we live like that?

-Steve Garnass-Holmes