Self-Compassion with Pema Chodron (audio)

Pema Chodron (pemachodronfoundation.org via soundcloud.com), Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Pema Chodron Foundation · Self Compassion

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Deirdre Blomfield-Brown (Pema) was a hippie

This talk by Pema Chodron was recorded at the Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York, in May 1999.

It includes an overview of each of Buddhism's Four Limitless Qualities:

1. love,
2. compassion,
3. sympathetic joy,
4. and equanimity

with an explanation of the four lines of the Four Limitless Qualities chant.

You sound like you lived these life lessons. - Yes.

One of the key points to developing a connection to each of these qualities is training in relaxing with uncertainty, anxiety, unpredictability, and groundlessness.

Another is trusting in the good heart ("basic goodness"), the buddha-nature, of all beings. Such trust develops through inquisitiveness and honesty, especially with respect to our frailties, prejudices, and limitations. Four equanimity practices are introduced.

We work on ourselves to help others, but also we help others to work on ourselves.

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Comments

• David List

   at 0:00  · Posted 5 months ago5 months ago

  OM MANI PADME HUM

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• debra k

   at 52:06  · Posted 6 months ago6 months ago

  The usual -- brilliant, compassionate, humorous, great Dharma teacher Pema Chodron. Wish I were there. Thank you very much for this recording!!!

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• Lorrie O'Brien

   at 41:23  · Posted 6 months ago6 months ago

  Such a wise woman. Happy Birthday Pema!

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• eknath

   at 22:56  · Posted 10 months ago10 months ago

  Listened again today......and "again" gained a clearer understanding of "me" and how I tick...Pema helps me immensely. I'm most grateful

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• Cheryl Kass

   at 1:35  · Posted 1 year ago1 year ago

  Pema, live long and well

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• liilii

   at 1:18:46  · Posted 2 years ago2 years ago

  What retreat is this from? Thank you

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• eknath

   at 1:18:46  · Posted 1 year ago1 year ago

  @lii-lii-486296993 I think the retreat is listed. if you tap "behind this talk" all information comes up x

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• eknath

   at 1:18:46  · Posted 1 year ago1 year ago

  @lii-lii-486296993 ** BEHIND THIS TRACK ***

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