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Michael J. Formica, MS, MA, EdM is a psychotherapist, social scientist, and educator in Westport CT. He is an Initiate in the Shankya Yoga lineage. See full bio

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Cultivating the Seeds of Compassion, Conscious Connection and the Self

In the Buddhist wisdom traditions there is a teaching about the three poisons --- craving, aggression and ignorance. These three poisons are associated with three objects -- people, places and circumstances. These poisons and objects then lead us to the three virtues --- non-attachment, tolerance and acceptance. All of this provides a context within which we might develop true compassion, for both ourselves and others.

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