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These meditation techniques of the dalai lama work at the mind level. The heart of meditationthe thing that brings it aliveis compassion. Teaching the heart sutra and stages of meditation november 14, 2018 share yokohama, japan his holiness the dalai lama arrived at the teaching venue early this morning and when he walked onto the stage the hall was still filling. In essence of the heart sutra, the dalai lama masterfully unpacks the heart sutra so that any reader can benefit from its teachings teachings meant to help us release ourselves from suffering and live with true compassion. This is not an ordinary compassion but one that is developed and expanded in parallel with wisdom that arises through meditation.
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