Compassion is complementary to the quality of love. Just as love is the aspiration for others to be happy and to have all the conditions for happiness, compassion is the heartfelt aspiration for others to be free from suffering and from the conditions of suffering.

We can feel compassion and love for everyone, all the time. They are universal and enduring. Although they may occur in any number of different circumstances, they do not depend on any particular circumstances.

Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness
Orgyen Chowang

Background on Orgyen Chowang

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The Buddhist nirvana and the Hindu moksha are not the same, nor are they the same as the Christian vision of God. So the Buddhist, the Hindu, the Muslim and the Christian are all experiencing the Ultimate Reality but experiencing it in different ways through their own love and through their own traditions of faith and knowledge.

River of Compassion: A Christian Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
Bede Griffiths

Bede Griffiths
1906-1993

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. Bede Griffiths Sangha
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Bede Griffiths, also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda (“bliss of compassion”), was an Oxford-educated, British-born Benedictine monk and priest. He went to India in 1955.

After a short-lived monastic experiment in Bangalore and helping to found another Christian monastic community in Kerela named Kurisulama, Griffiths went on to assume responsibility for Shantivanim (also called Saccidananda Ashram) from Swami Abhishiktananda (Henri le Saux, a French Benedictine monk). Bede Griffiths turned Shantivanim into an important place of pilgrimage for people all over the world.

Bede Griffiths became a prominent figure in inter-religious dialogue, particularly the development of dialogue between Christianity and Hinduism. He was a part of the Christian Ashram Movement.

How exploring other religions can enhance the faith you practice – Bede Griffiths

No matter how cloudy the day, you always know that behind those clouds the sky is clear and blue. Similarly, whether your mind seems chaotic, confused, or anxious, beneath that agitation is your pure, clear natural state. This is your pristine mind – it is already within each of us, the very core of our being. When you reconnect with your pristine mind, you experience inner peace, happiness, and success in every area of your life.

Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness
Orgyen Chowang

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Orgyen Chowang

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition. He has a passion for presenting teachings in a practical and experiential way for modern audiences. His primary teacher was Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of the last century. Orgyen Chowang is a longtime resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Orgyen Chowang is the founder and spiritual director of Pristine Mind Foundation.

Humanity has a universal call to contemplation — to discover something more within, often through inner practices from Eastern traditions. In many cases, Western traditions have lost track of their historical, contemplative component. That is why zendos, ashrams, and yoga centers are oftentimes full. Yet, slowly, the contemplative aspect of Western traditions is coming to light, and being practiced more.

Prayer in the Cave of the Heart: The Universal Call to Contemplation
Cyprian Consiglio

Cyprian Consiglio
born 1958

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Cyprian Consiglio, O.S.B. Cam., is an American monk, musician, and spiritual teacher. Consiglio is an internationally known performer, recording artist, and composer. He has numerous collections of original sacred, world, and liturgical music to his credit. He has written books and authored articles for several periodicals.

Consiglio is a student of the world’s spiritual traditions. He has offered retreats and conferences around the world.

Books written by Cyprian Consiglio include:

• Behind & Before me, guitar/instrument book
• Lord, Open My Lips: Music for the Hours (Assembly Book)
• Prayer in the Cave of the Heart: The Universal Call to Contemplation
• Spirit, Soul, Body: Toward an Integral Christian Spirituality

Cyprian Consiglio YouTube Channel (available upon subscription): 

https://www.youtube.com/user/CyprianConsiglio

“Lead me from Death into Life”  by Cyprian Consiglio