Author: Sara-Mai Conway

Bodhicitta: The Ultimate Expression Of Compassion

By Sara-Mai Conway

The Relation Between Compassion and Bodhicitta Compassion and bodhicitta are related, but there is a difference between the two. Understanding...

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What Is The Middle Way in Buddhism?

By Sara-Mai Conway

The middle way is any path between two extremes. In Buddhism, the middle way has particular significance. It is a...

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What Is Emptiness in Buddhism?

By Sara-Mai Conway

The Meaning Of Emptiness In Buddhism Emptiness in Buddhism is the teaching that things are empty of self-existence. Things do...

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What Are The 6 Perfections of Buddhism?

By Sara-Mai Conway

The Six Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism Typically translated as six perfections, Buddhism’s six paramitas describe the transcendent qualities of a...

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Is Buddhism Pessimistic?

By Sara-Mai Conway

What Are The Negative Beliefs Of Buddhism? (Impermanence Explained) Buddhism is sometimes accused of having a pessimistic worldview. After all,...

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What Is Dependent Origination?

By Sara-Mai Conway

What Is Dependent Origination? (Dependent Arising & Interdependence) The Buddha, once a dissatisfied human just like us, is praised as...

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The 8 Worldly Concerns And How To Let Them Go

By Sara-Mai Conway

What Are The 8 Worldly Concerns In Buddhism? (Eight Vicissitudes) In pursuit of happiness, we are preoccupied with what Buddhists...

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The 5 Precepts Of Buddhism And Why They Matter

By Sara-Mai Conway

The 5 Moral Precepts (Understanding The Basis of Buddhist Morality) The 5 Buddhist precepts are ethical vows taken to promote...

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What Should I Do After I Meditate?

By Sara-Mai Conway

How You Might Feel After Meditating (Natural Signs of Deep Meditation) Soon after meditation, we may feel calmer, clearer, and...

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The Three Poisons And Their Antidotes

By Sara-Mai Conway

What Are The Three Poisons? (And How to Work with Them in Buddhism) Our experience of the world is colored...

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How to Cultivate Equanimity and Why

By Sara-Mai Conway

The Meaning of Equanimity in Buddhism Equanimity is a central theme of Buddhist philosophy. We can cultivate equanimity with meditation,...

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The Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness of Speech

By Sara-Mai Conway

The Benefits of Mindful Speech (The Power of Words in Communication) Buddhist teachings, including the foundational teaching of the Four...

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Self-Compassion and How to Practice It

By Sara-Mai Conway

What is Self-Compassion? Compassion is an open-hearted response to suffering. It is the instinctual desire to want to end the...

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How Meditating on Death Helps us Live Better

By Sara-Mai Conway

What is Death Meditation in Buddhism? Death meditation can sound grim and scary. As such, it’s a practice that is...

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What’s My Motivation? Practicing Buddhism

By Sara-Mai Conway

Purifying our Motivation Along the Buddhist Path Most of us turn toward spirituality because we want to live happier, more...

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