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Written by Elizabeth Namgyel
// Tuesday, 01 May 2012 11:17

Elizabeth Namgyel

Compassion is Expanding the View of Self

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This five minute video is the first part of a fascinating skype conversation between Elizabeth Namgyel and Erric. Elizabeth describes compassion as a radical expansion of self. Then she gives some tips about how we can begin to cultivate this expanded sense of self.

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel: Expanding the Self by Caring for Others from WhatMeditationReallyIs on Vimeo.

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0 # Don 2012-05-09 17:09

Good video. Ugly introductory music.

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