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 Compassion (karuṇā)
Skillful qualities / Divine Abidings / Compassion
Part of key topic Skillful Qualities
Subsumes: Non-cruelty (avihiṃsā, Harmlessness)
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Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 11 – Sep. 19, 2010

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8. Reading from the draft biography: Ajahn Chah’s ability to draw people in and respond with compassion. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Personal presence] [Compassion] [Generosity] [Ajahn Chah] // [Wat Tam Saeng Pet] [Rains retreat] [Sickness] [Almsround] [Teaching Dhamma] [Similes] [Upatakh]

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 705

Can We Function without Attachement?, Session 4 – Oct. 1, 2017

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4. Reflection by Ajahn Pasanno: The common root of renunciation and compassion is the relationship to suffering. [Renunciation] [Compassion] [Suffering]

Reading: “The Balanced Way” by Bhikkhu Bodhi on accesstoinsight.org. [Compassion]

The New Ajahn Chah Biography, Session 2 – Apr. 21, 2018

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4. Reading: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 582: “Out of Compassion” Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Compassion] [Ajahn Chah] // [Gratitude] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support] [Teaching Dhamma] [Family]