Compassion

This workshop with Rodd Lee will focus on understanding compassion. It is a fundamental aspect of Buddhist mind development; it is not only compassion for others but also ourselves.

According to Buddhism, compassion is an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It is not passive – it is not empathy alone – but rather an altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering. Genuine compassion must have both wisdom and loving kindness.

To really understand how we can generate compassion for others we must first understand how to generate compassion for ourselves. Self-Compassion is about getting to know ourselves better.

Register at https://buddhistlibrary.org.au/events/compassion/

Teacher profile

Rod Lee

Rod Lee is a director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Sydney and has been teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy for over 30 years. His teacher since 1978 was Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden who passed way in 2011.

Rod has been involved in health care management and education for the past 40 years. He was an executive administrator for a medical rehabilitation centre and has designed and delivered, meditation, stress management, and mindfulness programs for corporate and private clients.

Rod has been a meditation instructor for Nature Care College of Natural Therapies, and he wrote and narrated the Qantas Airways’ and Malaysian Airlines’ in-flight meditation audio programs.

He is also a Shiatsu practitioner and has also been an instructor of Tai Chi for the past 37 years.

Dana

This event is offered by Donation to the Buddhist Library.

All Sessions are by Donation (Dana) to the Buddhist Library. All donations to the Buddhist Library of $2 and over are tax deductible.

Dana is the traditional practice of generosity, the extending of one’s goodwill, which is fundamental to Buddhism and other spiritual traditions. The instructions and guidance for this course are offered without requesting a fee and it is up to individuals to determine the amount of dana they would like to offer.

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